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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 老婆 (“old grandmother”) + 心 (“mind”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | nopasim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nopasim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nop'asim |
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| Yale Romanization? | nō.phasim |
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Noun
노파심 • (nopasim) (hanja 老婆心)
- 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.