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Korean
Etymology
철 (cheol, “maturity”) + 부지 (不知, buji, “not knowing”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | cheolbuji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheolbuji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏlbuji |
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| Yale Romanization? | chel.puci |
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Noun
철부지 • (cheolbuji)
- kid, child (especially when emphasizing immaturity)
1962, Kim Seung'ok, 생명연습 [saengmyeong'yeonseup, Operation]:우리를 철부지로 여기고 있었기 때문일 것이다. 철부지에게는 본능적인 의협심이 행위의 충동이 되는 걸로 형은 생각했을 것이다.- Uri-reul cheolbuji-ro yeogigo isseotgi ttaemun-il geosida. Cheolbujiege-neun bonneungjeog-in uihyeopsim-i haeng'wi-ui chungdong-i doeneun geol-lo hyeong-eun saenggakhaesseul geosida.
- It must have been because he saw us as kids. My brother would have thought that an instinctive gallantry drove the actions of kids like us.
- (colloquial) immature, naive, or childish person