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.
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