양아치

Korean

Etymology

Clipping of 동냥아치 (dongnyang'achi, “beggars”), itself from 동냥 (dongnyang, “begging”) + 아치 (-achi, “-er”). The term originally referred to teenage gangs that were prevalent in the past.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋa̠t͡ɕʰi]
Phonetic hangul: [양아치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yang'achi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yang'achi
McCune–Reischauer^?	yangach'i
Yale Romanization^?	yanga.chi

Noun

양아치 • (yang'achi)

(derogatory) thug, punk, bully, or anyone of poor morality
조심해, 이 지역 은 자전거 훔치 는 양아치들 이 많아.
Josimhae, i jiyeog-eun jajeon'geo humchi-neun yang'achi-deur-i mana.
Be careful, there are a lot of bike-stealing thugs in this area.
(derogatory) beggar
(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

깡패 (kkangpae)
일진 (iljin)

Derived terms

냥아치 (nyang'achi, “badly behaved cat”)