추파
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰupʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [추파]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chupa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chupa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'up'a |
| Yale Romanization? | chwu.pha |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 秋波, from 秋 (秋, “autumn”) + 波 (波, “wave”), from the Early Modern Korean reading 츄파 (Yale: chyupha). From metaphors in Chinese poetry; see Chinese 秋波 (qiūbō) for more.
Noun
추파 • (chupa) (hanja 秋波)
- (now most common meaning) any sort of romantic or suggestive move (now often with a negative nuance)
- 그녀에게 추파를 던지다
- geunyeo-ege chupa-reul deonjida
- to make a move on her
- 남자친구가 있으면서도 다른 남자에게 추파를 보낸다.
- namjachin'gu-ga isseumyeonseodo dareun namja-ege chupa-reul bonaenda.
- Even though she has a boyfriend, she makes suggestive moves towards other men.
- 2020, “10대들에 낯뜨거운 DM 추파…SNS까지 파고든 '검은 손'”, in Asia Gyeongje:
- 아이가 올린 게시글에 성인 남자들이 추파를 보내는 경우를 종종 목격했다.
- ai-ga ollin gesigeur-e seong'in namja-deur-i chupa-reul bonaeneun gyeong'u-reul jongjong mokgyeokhaetda.
- I have occasionally witnessed adult men sending flirtatious messages on posts that my child had submitted.
- Synonym: (slang) 작업(作業) (jageop)
- (historically most common meaning) amorous glance (glance intended to get the attention of a romantic interest)
- 그녀에게 추파를 던지다
- geunyeo-ege chupa-reul deonjida
- to cast romantic glances at her
- (by extension) an adulatory or flattering act towards another in order to get what one wants
- 2017, “남조선당국 천년숙적인 일본에게 추파, 각계가 분노”, in Arirang Meari, North Korean state media:
- 천년숙적인 일본에게 추파를 던진데 대한 각계의 분노가 고조되고 있다.
- cheonnyeonsukjeog-in Ilbon-ege chupa-reul deonjinde daehan gakgye-ui bunno-ga gojodoego itda.
- Anger is rising in each sphere [of society] towards [the South Korean government] having made adulatory moves towards Japan, our thousand-year archenemy.
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- (literary) bright and clear eyes of a beautiful woman
- (rare, literally) autumn ripples
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 秋播, from 秋 (秋, “autumn”) + 播 (播, “sowing”).
Noun
추파 • (chupa) (hanja 秋播)
- (agriculture) sowing seeds in autumn
- Coordinate term: 춘파(春播) (chunpa, “sowing seeds in spring”)
Derived terms
- 추파(秋播)하다 (chupahada, “to sow seeds in autumn”)