밥자루

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “rice”) +‎ 자루 (jaru, “sack, bag”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠p̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ɾu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밥짜루]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bapjaru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?babjalu
McCune–Reischauer?papcharu
Yale Romanization?papcalwu

Noun

밥자루 • (bapjaru)

  1. bag of rice (a sack worn by beggars for carrying rice they obtained)
  2. (derogatory) good-for-nothing (a term used to describe someone who leeches off others but contributes nothing)
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