왈가왈부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曰 (“say”) + 可 (“correct”) + 曰 (“say”) + 否 (“not”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wa̠ɭɡa̠wa̠ɭbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [왈가왈부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	walgawalbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	walgawalbu
McCune–Reischauer?	walgawalbu
Yale Romanization?	wal.kawal.pu

Noun

왈가왈부 • (walgawalbu) (hanja 曰可曰否)

1. a comment or argument over whether something is right or wrong

   너의 가치관에 달린 거라 내가 왈가왈부할 수 없어.

   neo-ui gachigwan-e dallin geora nae-ga walgawalbuhal su eopseo.

   It depends on your values, so I don't have the right to say whether that's right or wrong.

   사소한 일 가지고 왜 왈가왈부를 하니?

   sasohan il gajigo wae walgawalbu-reul hani?

   Why are you in an argument over trivial things?

Derived terms

• 왈가왈부하다 (曰可曰否—, walgawalbuhada)