굳이 + question or negative (굳이 그럴 필요 없어요)
insist on, bother to, go out of one's way to
Example
굳이 비싼 걸 살 필요는 없어요.
There's no need to insist on buying the expensive one.
Word parts
From 굳다 'to harden': stubbornly sticking to something.
Good to know
Pronounced [구지] — palatalization; a top spelling mistake is writing 구지.
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