노파심

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老婆 (“old grandmother”) + 心 (“mind”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈno̞(ː)pʰa̠ɕʰim]
• Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)파심]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nopasim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nopasim
McCune–Reischauer?	nop'asim
Yale Romanization?	nō.phasim

Noun

노파심 • (nopasim) (hanja 老婆心)

1. abundance of caution, excessive caution

   평생 잊지 않을 일이지만 노파심에 적는다.

   pyeongsaeng itji aneul ir-iji-man nopasim-e jeongneunda.

   This is something I will never forget my entire life, but I still write it down out of an abundance of caution.