노파심

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老婆 (“old grandmother”) + 心 (“mind”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)pʰa̠ɕʰim]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)파심]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nopasim
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nopasim
    McCune–Reischauer?nop'asim
    Yale Romanization?nō.phasim

    Noun

    노파심 • (nopasim) (hanja 老婆心)

    1. abundance of caution, excessive caution
      평생 잊지 않을 일이지만 노파심에 적는다.
      Pyeongsaeng itji aneul ir-iji-man nopasim-e jeongneunda.
      This is something I will never forget my entire life, but I still write it down out of an abundance of caution.
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