강남좌파

Korean

Etymology

From 강남(江南) (Gangnam, “Gangnam”) +‎ 좌파(左派) (jwapa, “left-wing”), literally "Gangnam leftist". It is a reference to Gangnam, an affluent district in Seoul.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋna̠m t͡ɕwa̠(ː)pʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [강남 좌(ː)파]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gangnam jwapa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gangnam jwapa
McCune–Reischauer^?	kangnam chwap'a
Yale Romanization^?	kangnam cwā.pha

Noun

강남좌파 • (gangnamjwapa) (hanja 江南左派)

(derogatory) champagne socialist