벼룩시장

Korean

벼룩시장

Etymology

Calque of French marché aux puces, using the native Korean word 벼룩 (byeoruk, “flea”) and the Sino-Korean 시장 (市場, sijang, “market”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ɾukɕ͈id͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [벼룩씨장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeoruksijang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeolugsijang
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏruksijang
Yale Romanization?	pyelwuk.sicang

Noun

벼룩시장 • (byeoruksijang)

1. a flea market

Synonyms

• 도깨비시장 (도깨비市場, dokkaebisijang)
• 알뜰시장 (알뜰市場, altteulsijang)

See also

• 벼락감투 (byeorakgamtu, “high-ranking public office earned overnight”)
• 벼락부자 (byeorakbuja, “an overnight millionaire”)