허투루

Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 허틀 (heoteul-, “to be scattered”) +‎ 우 (-u, adverb-deriving suffix). Compare 흐트러지다 (heuteureojida, “to be scattered”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hʌ̹tʰuɾu]
• Phonetic hangul: [허투루]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heoturu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heotulu
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏt'uru
Yale Romanization?	he.thwulwu

Adverb

허투루 • (heoturu)

1. carelessly, roughly

   Synonyms: 마구 (magu), 함부로 (hamburo)

   일을 허투루 하다 ― ir-eul heoturu hada ― to do work carelessly