츄파

Early Modern Korean

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

츄파 (chyupha) (hanja 秋波)

amorous glance
- 1723, 남철 [namcheol, Nam Cheol], 送(송)女(녀)僧(승)歌(가) [The song of departing from the Buddhist nun]:
  됴분 길 에 남 업시 두리 만나 秋(츄)波(파)를 보ᄂᆡᆯ 뎍의 눈에 가시 되단 말 가
  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 […]
bright and clear eyes of a beautiful woman
- 1687, Kim Man-jung, 구운몽 [guunmong, The Cloud Dream of the Nine]:
  쇼졔 아미ᄅᆞᆯ 나초고 츄파ᄅᆞᆯ 드지 아니타가 이 의 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 […]
(literally) autumn ripples