갑분싸

갑분싸

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 갑자기 분위기가 싸해지다 (gapjagi bunwigiga ssahaejida).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ka̠p̚p͈uns͈a̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[갑뿐싸]

Revised Romanization? gapbunssa Revised Romanization (translit.)? gabbunssa McCune–Reischauer? kappunssa Yale Romanization? kapqpunssa

Noun

갑분싸 • (gapbunssa)

1. (slang) when the atmosphere of a place suddenly goes awkwardly calm (as with a failed joke, etc.)

See also

• Japanese: 空気を読む (kūki o yomu, “to read the room”)