온실 속의 화초

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Japanese 温室育ち (onshitsu-sodachi, literally greenhouse upbringing).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞nɕʰiɭ sʰo̞ɡɰi ɸwa̠t͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [o̞nɕʰiɭ sʰo̞ɡe̞ ɸwa̠t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ / ]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?onsil sogui hwacho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?onsil sog'ui hwacho
McCune–Reischauer?onsil sogŭi hwach'o
Yale Romanization?onsil sok.uy hwa.cho

Noun[edit]

온실 화초 (onsil sog-ui hwacho)

  1. (idiomatic) "flower in a greenhouse"; an excessively sheltered person who cannot cope with the real world [since before 1930s]