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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 피장부아장부 (彼丈夫我丈夫, pijangbuajangbu, “ he is a man, so am I”), ultimately from a quote in Mencius. The term underwent irregular shifts for alliterative purposes.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | pijangpajang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pijangpajang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'ijangp'ajang |
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| Yale Romanization? | phicangphacang |
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Noun
피장파장 • (pijangpajang)
- (of two sides) being no better than the other
- Synonym: 피차일반(彼此一般) (pichailban)
- (rhetoric) tu quoque, whataboutism