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Korean
Etymology
From 색(色) (saek, “sex, lust”) + 쟁이 (-jaeng'i, derogatory agent suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | saekjaeng'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saegjaeng'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | saekchaengi |
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| Yale Romanization? | saykcayngi |
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Noun
색쟁이 • (saekjaeng'i)
- (Hwanghae, derogatory) lecherous man, debauched man
- Synonym: 호색한(好色漢) (hosaekhan)
References
- 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79