구설수가 · 구설수를
being the subject of gossip, bad talk; ill luck of gossip
Example
그 정치인은 말실수로 또 구설수에 올랐어요.
That politician became the subject of gossip again because of a slip of the tongue.
Word parts
구 mouth+설 tongue+수 fortune
Literally 'fortune of mouths and tongues' — a fortune-telling term for gossip luck.
Good to know
Fixed pattern: 구설수에 오르다 (to become the talk of the town, in a bad way).
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