엄친아
Korean
editEtymology
editContraction of 엄마 친구 아들 (eomma chin'gu adeul, “mom's female friend's son”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹mt͡ɕʰina̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [엄치나]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eomchina |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eomchin'a |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏmch'ina |
Yale Romanization? | emchin.a |
Noun
edit엄친아 • (eomchina)
- (neologism) Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among people.
- 2012: 싸이 아버지 회사 테마주, Dong-A Ilbo
- 그가 엄친아로 착실하게 성장해 사업가가 됐다면 우리는 가수 싸이를 잃었을 것이다.
- geuga eomchinaro chaksilhage seongjanghae sa'eopgaga dwaetdamyeon urineun gasu ssaireul ireosseul geosida.
- As an eomchina, had Psy worked hard to become a successful businessman, the world would have never experienced his musical talent.
- 2012: 싸이 아버지 회사 테마주, Dong-A Ilbo
Related terms
edit- 엄친딸 (eomchinttal)