왈가왈부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 曰 (“say”) + 可 (“correct”) + 曰 (“say”) + 否 (“not”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wa̠ɭɡa̠wa̠ɭbu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왈가왈부]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?walgawalbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?walgawalbu
    McCune–Reischauer?walgawalbu
    Yale Romanization?wal.kawal.pu

    Noun

    왈가왈부 • (walgawalbu) (hanja 曰可曰否)

    1. a comment or argument over whether something is right or wrong
      너의 가치관에 달린 거라 내가 왈가왈부할 수 없어.
      Neo-ui gachigwan-e dallin geora nae-ga walgawalbuhal su eopseo.
      It depends on your values, so I don't have the right to say whether that's right or wrong.
      사소한 일 가지고 왜 왈가왈부를 하니?
      sasohan il gajigo wae walgawalbu-reul hani?
      Why are you in an argument over trivial things?

    Derived terms

    • 왈가왈부하다 (曰可曰否—, walgawalbuhada)
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