추호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 秋毫, from 秋 (“autumn”) + 毫 (“hair”), originally referring to a single strand of the soft down that grows on birds after they shed their feathers in autumn.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuβo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [추호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chuho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chuho
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'uho
Yale Romanization?	chwuho

Noun

추호 • (chuho) (hanja 秋毫)

1. something very small (especially in the construction 추호도 없다 (chuho-do eopda, “to not have the slightest...”))

   그를 용서할 생각은 추호도 없다.

   Geu-reul yongseo-hal saenggag-eun chuho-do eopda.

   I do not have the slightest intention of forgiving him.