사진빨

Korean

Etymology

From 사진발 (sajinbal), from 사진 (寫眞, sajin, “photo”) + —발 (-bal, “lines, streaks”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠d͡ʑinp͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사진빨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sajinppal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sajinppal
McCune–Reischauer?	sajinppal
Yale Romanization?	sacinppal

Noun

사진빨 • (sajinppal)

1. (neologism, slang) Used to refer to a situation where a person looks much better in photos than in real life: being very photogenic.