차일피일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 차일(此日) (chail, “this day”) + 피일(彼日) (piil, “that day”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠iɭpʰiiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [차일피일]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chailpiil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chailpiil
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ailp'iil
Yale Romanization?	chail.phiil

Ideophone

차일피일 • (chailpiil) (hanja 此日彼日)

1. procrastinating; delaying (as if saying that one will get around to it on “this day or that”)

   다이어트를 차일피일 미루고 있다.

   Daieoteu-reul chailpiil mirugo itda.

   He keeps procrastinating over his weight loss plans.