팔자

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 八字 (eight characters).

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Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
McCune–Reischauer?p'alcha
Yale Romanization?phalqca

Noun

팔자 (palja) (hanja 八字)

  1. fortune, destiny, fate
    팔자보다paljareul bodato find out one's fortune
    팔자 좋다.Neon paljado jota.You're so lucky in life.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
McCune–Reischauer?p'alja
Yale Romanization?phalca

Verb

팔자 (palja)

  1. formal non-polite hortative of 팔다 (palda, to sell)