köken: From weich (“soft”) + Ei (“egg”). The word “egg” may be interpreted in the literal sense comparing hartgesotten and English hard-boiled, soft-boiled. It may also be interpreted in the sense “testicle” comparing French couille molle.
the jaws of death; a very dangerous situation · position surrounded by three enemy stones; if a player places their stone here, they will be immediately taken by the enemy in the next move · overly naive and submissive person; pushover, doormat, sucker
köken: Sino-Korean word from 虎口, from 虎 (“tiger”) + 口 (“mouth”). The "pushover" sense derives from the game of Go sense, implying someone submissive enough to be willing to place their stone in such a position.