부자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 富者, from 富 (“rich”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	pūca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 富者)

1. a rich person

See also

• 갑부(甲富) (gapbu)
• 거부(巨富) (geobu)
• 부호(富豪) (buho)
• 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 父子, from 父 (“father”) + 子 (“son”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	puca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 父子)

1. father and son

Derived terms

• 부자간(父子間) (bujagan)

See also

• 모녀(母女) (monyeo)
• 모자(母子) (moja)
• 부녀(父女) (bunyeo)