밥그릇

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “rice”) +‎ 그릇 (geureut, “bowl”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bapgeureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?babgeuleus
McCune–Reischauer?papkŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?papkulus

Noun

밥그릇 • (bapgeureut)

  1. rice bowl
  2. (figuratively) territory, turf
    왜 남의 밥그릇에 손대는 거야! ― wae nam-ui bapgeureus-e sondae-neun geoya! ― Why are you meddling with someone else's territory?
  3. (figuratively) fertile land
    Synonym: 미작지대(米作地帶) (mijakjidae)
    동남아는 밥그릇이다. ― Dongnama-neun bapgeureus-ida. ― Southeast Asia is a rice bowl.
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