짬밥

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean word 잔반 (殘飯, janban, “leftover food, throw-away food”), in reference to the poor quality. Contaminated by 밥 (bap, “food”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠mp͈a̠p̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [짬빱]

Revised Romanization^?	jjambap
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jjambab
McCune–Reischauer^?	tchampap
Yale Romanization^?	ccamqpap

Noun

짬밥 • (jjambap)

(military slang) army rations
(military slang) Synonym of 짬 (jjam, “seniority among army conscripts”)

Related terms

짬 (jjam, “seniority among army conscripts”)

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