더위팔기

더위팔기

Korean

Etymology

더위 (deowi, “heat”) +‎ 팔기 (palgi, “selling”) verbal noun of 팔다 (palda, “to sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʌ̹ɥipʰa̠ɭɡi] ~ [tʌ̹ypʰa̠ɭɡi]
• Phonetic hangeul: [더위팔기]

Revised Romanization? deowipalgi Revised Romanization (translit.)? deowipalgi McCune–Reischauer? tŏwip'algi Yale Romanization? tewiphalki

Noun

더위팔기 • (deowipalgi)

1. "Selling heat", a folk custom associated with the first full moon of the first lunar month according to which saying "my heat" to someone before dawn is supposed to make one's sufferings that summer less intense[1].

References

1. https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/3592