차일피일
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 차일(此日) (chail, “this day”) + 피일(彼日) (piil, “that day”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠iɭpʰiiɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [차일피일]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chailpiil |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chailpiil |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ailp'iil |
| Yale Romanization? | chail.phiil |
Ideophone
[edit]차일피일 • (chailpiil) (hanja 此日彼日)
- procrastinating; delaying (as if saying that one will get around to it on “this day or that”)