지뢰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地雷, from 地 (“land”) + 雷 (“thunder”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾwe̞] ~ [t͡ɕiɾø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [지뤠/지뢰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiroe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiloe
McCune–Reischauer?	chiroe
Yale Romanization?	ciloy

Noun

지뢰 • (jiroe) (hanja 地雷)

1. land mine (explosive device)
2. (fandom slang) Certain works, characters, organizations, and parties that a particular individual (mainly a speaker) dislikes or hates; DNI

Derived terms

• 지뢰 찾기 (jiroe chatgi, “Minesweeper”)