딴지

딴지

Korean

Etymology

Possibly from 장딴지 (jangttanji, “calf, back of leg”), from the move in ssireum of attacking the calf.[1]

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ɲd͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [딴지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttanji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttanji
McCune–Reischauer?	ttanji
Yale Romanization?	ttan.ci

Noun

딴지 • (ttanji)

1. (informal) criticism, provocation, reason for quarrel

   딴지를 걸다

   ttanji-reul geolda

   to pick on someone's words, to criticize

References

1. Danielle O. Pyun (2008) 500 Common Korean Idioms, Routledge, →ISBN