영혼 보내기

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Korean

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Etymology

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영혼(靈魂) (yeonghon, soul, spirit) +‎ 보내 (bonae, to send) +‎ (-gi, verb-nominalizing suffix), literally "soul-sending".

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋβo̞nbo̞nɛɡi] ~ [jʌ̹ŋβo̞nbo̞ne̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonghonbonaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonghonbonaegi
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnghonbonaegi
Yale Romanization?yenghonponayki

Noun

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영혼 보내기 (yeonghon bonaegi)

  1. (neologism) buying tickets for a movie, concert, or other cultural venue without actually attending, because one supports the social cause behind it despite not being interested on a personal level