흐지부지

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Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 휘지비지 (, hwijibiji, “to speak vaguely to respect the naming taboo”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heujibuji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heujibuji
McCune–Reischauer?hŭjibuji
Yale Romanization?hucipuci

Ideophone

흐지부지 (heujibuji)

  1. indecisively, unproductively
    수업 흐지부지 끝났다.
    sueob-eun heujibuji kkeunnatda.
    The class ended with nothing having been done.

Derived terms