11호 차 타다

Korean

Etymology

11호 차 (11ho cha, “11th car”) +‎ 타다 (tada, “to ride”). The first part of the word is a reference to how the legs of a person looks like the number eleven. Appears to be somewhat well known among younger North Korean defectors from larger cities.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰibiɾβo̞ t͡ɕʰa̠ tʰa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [시빌호 차 타다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sibilho cha tada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sib'ilho cha tada
McCune–Reischauer?	sibirho ch'a t'ada
Yale Romanization?	sip.il.ho cha thata

Verb

11호 차 타다 • (11ho cha tada)

1. (North Korea, slang, humorous) to walk
   • 2020 January 27, 박한백 [bakhanbaek], “자본주의 물 한껏 먹은 북한 10대?! 北(북)에서 유행하는 미국 게임의 정체는?”, in 이제 만나러 갑니다 [ije mannareo gamnida]‎^[1], 함경북도 청진시 [hamgyeongbukdo cheongjinsi]:

     친구가 11호 차 타고 왔어

     chin'gu-ga 11ho cha tago wass-eo

     Then my friend would ride the 11th car (walk) home.