파이팅

Korean

Alternative forms

• 화이팅 (hwaiting) (more common)

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from fighting. Compare Japanese ファイト (faito).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠itʰiŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [파이팅]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paiting
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paiting
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ait'ing
Yale Romanization?	phai.thing

Interjection

파이팅 • (paiting)

1. good luck!; go for it!, go!, come on!

   대한민국, 파이팅!

   daehanmin'guk, paiting!

   Go, Korea!

Usage notes

• The term doesn't mean "fighting"; it's only used for encouragement.

Descendants

• → Chinese: fighting
• → Japanese: ファイティン