"못생기다" meaning in Korean

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Verb

IPA: [ˈmo̞(ː)ss͈ɛŋɡida̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈmo̞(ː)ss͈e̞ŋɡida̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: motsaenggida [romanization], 못생겨 [infinitive], 못생기어 [infinitive], 못생기니 [sequential]
Etymology: Univerbation of 못 (mot, “poorly”) + 생기다 (saenggida, “to appear, to emerge; (in past tense constructions) to appear, to look”). Etymology templates: {{q|in past tense constructions}} (in past tense constructions), {{univerbation|ko|못|생기다||t1=poorly|t2=to appear, to emerge; (in past tense constructions) to appear, to look}} Univerbation of 못 (mot, “poorly”) + 생기다 (saenggida, “to appear, to emerge; (in past tense constructions) to appear, to look”) Head templates: {{ko-verb}} 못생기다 • (motsaenggida) (infinitive 못생겨 or 못생기어, sequential 못생기니)
  1. (defective) to be ugly, unattractive Wikipedia link: National Institute of the Korean Language Tags: defective

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          "english": "Your face is so ugly / Why were you born? (parody lyrics to \"Happy Birthday to You\")",
          "roman": "Eolgul-do motsaenggin ge / wae taeeonanni?",
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      "ipa": "[ˈmo̞(ː)ss͈e̞ŋɡida̠]",
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