츄파

츄파

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 秋波, from 秋 (“autumn”) + 波 (“ripple”), from metaphor in Chinese poetry.

Pronunciation

• (c. 1750) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰupʰa]

Noun

츄파 (chyupha) (hanja 秋波)

1. amorous glance
   • 1723, 남철 (Nam Cheol), 送(송)女(녀)僧(승)歌(가) [The song of departing from the Buddhist nun]:

     됴분 길에 남 업시 두리 만나 秋(츄)波(파)를 보ᄂᆡᆯ 뎍의 눈에 가시 되단 말가

     Tyopwun kil-ey nam epsi twul-i manna CHYU.PHA-lul pwonoyl tyek-uy nwun-ey kasi twoytan mal-ka

     The two of us met on the narrow road with no other person about; but when I sent her amorous looks, did I become like a thorn in her eye?

   • 1869, 남원고ᄉᆞ 권지ᄉᆞ [Old Song of Namwon, Volume IV]:

     웃ᄂᆞᆫ 듯 반기ᄂᆞᆫ 듯 교ᄐᆡᄒᆞ여 마ᄌᆞ드려 츄파ᄅᆞᆯ 암쥬ᄒᆞ고 […]

     wusnon tus pankinon tus kyothoy hoye macotulye chyupha-lol amcyu-hokwo […]

     As if smiling, as if welcoming me, she greets me coquettishly, sending me furtive glances […]

2. bright and clear eyes of a beautiful woman
   • 1687, Kim Man-jung, 구운몽 [The Cloud Dream of the Nine]:

     쇼졔 아미ᄅᆞᆯ 나초고 츄파ᄅᆞᆯ 드지 아니타가 이의 거들ᄯᅥ 보고 화용의 홍광이 올나 […]

     Syocey ami-lol nachwokwo chyupha-lol tuci anithaka i-uy ketulste pwokwo hwoayong-uy hwongkwoang-i wolna […]

     Soje was lowering her silk-like eyebrows and did not raise her shining eyes. But she looked up at this, and flushed in her flowery face […]

3. (literally) autumn ripples

Descendants

• Korean: 추파(秋波) (chupa)