짱깨

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chinese 掌櫃掌柜 (zhǎngguì, “shopkeeper”), via Korean 장궤 (janggwe), colloquially altered to 짱깨 (jjangkkae).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋk͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋk͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjangkkae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjangkkae
McCune–Reischauer?tchangkkae
Yale Romanization?ccangkkay

Noun

짱깨 • (jjangkkae)

  1. (colloquial) Chinese food
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Chinese; Chink[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201810251376796139
  2. ^ https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=982828&cid=50802&categoryId=50807
  3. ^ 세상을 차별하는 데이터인가? 차별하는 세상을 반영하는 데이터인가?”, in MIT Technology Review[1] (in Korean), 9 December 2021