쏼라쏼라

Korean

Etymology

Probably from Mandarin 算了 (suànle, “forget about it”), a common phrase in the language.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈wa̠ɭɭa̠s͈wa̠ɭɭa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [쏼라쏼라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sswallasswalla
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sswalla'sswalla
McCune–Reischauer?	sswallasswalla
Yale Romanization?	sswalla.sswalla

Ideophone

쏼라쏼라 • (sswallasswalla)

1. while speaking in foreign gibberish, while speaking in an incomprehensible foreign language

   자꾸 영어로 쏼라쏼라거려서 하나도 이해 못 했어.

   jakku yeong'eo-ro sswallasswallageoryeoseo hana-do ihae mot haesseo.

   I couldn't understand anything because they kept speaking in English gibberish.

2. (ethnic slur) while speaking Chinese