밥술

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “rice”) +‎ 술 (sul, “spoonful”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bapsul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?babsul
McCune–Reischauer?papsul
Yale Romanization?pap.swul

Noun

밥술 • (bapsul)

  1. spoonful of rice
  2. (figuratively) modest means
    그가 무슨 큰 부자는 아니지만 밥술은 뜨고 산다. ― Geu-ga museun keun buja-neun anijiman bapsur-eun tteugo sanda. ― He's not a tremendously rich man, but he makes a modest living.
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