갑분싸

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 갑자기 분위기가 싸해지다 (gapjagi bunwigiga ssahaejida).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠p̚p͈uns͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [갑뿐싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gapbunssa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabbunssa
McCune–Reischauer?	kappunssa
Yale Romanization?	kap.punssa

Noun

갑분싸 • (gapbunssa)

1. (slang) awkward calm (as with a failed joke, etc.)

See also

• Chinese: 冷場／冷场 (lěngchǎng)
• Japanese: 空気を読む (kūki o yomu, “to read the room”)