"구니" meaning in Korean

See 구니 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kuni] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: guni [romanization], 拘泥 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 拘泥, from 拘 (“catching”) + 泥 (“attaching”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|拘泥}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|拘|catching|泥|attaching}} Sino-Korean word from 拘泥, from 拘 (“catching”) + 泥 (“attaching”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=拘泥}} 구니 • (guni) (hanja 拘泥)
  1. (rare) obsession; unnecessary absorption Tags: rare Derived forms: 구니되다 (gunidoeda), 구니하다 (gunihada)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1929, Song Jin-u, 소작입법의 필요 (\"Tenant farming legislation needed\"),\n지주가 부질없이 목전의 이해에만 구니되어 영원한 장래를 보지 못함은 심히 한심한 일이다.\njiju-ga bujir-eopsi mokjeon-ui ihae-eman gunidoe-eo yeongwonhan jangnae-reul boji motham-eun simhi hansimhan ir-ida.\nThe landlords' inability to envision the eternal future, due to being obsessed solely with a futile understanding of what is in front of their eyes, is profoundly regrettable."
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        "(rare) obsession; unnecessary absorption"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      ],
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  ],
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    },
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