물타기
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]물 (mul, “water”) + 타기 (tagi, “mixing”), literally "watering down" a solution, a beverage, etc.; here metaphorically, the topic of discussion or the risk of the stock. The literal meaning is usually written spaced, as 물 타기 (mul tagi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [muɭtʰa̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [물타기]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | multagi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | multagi |
McCune–Reischauer? | mult'agi |
Yale Romanization? | mul.thaki |
Noun
[edit]물타기 • (multagi)
- (idiomatic) bringing up an irrelevant topic or saying nonsense in order to distract from the facts or the original topic; (sometimes) whataboutism
- 2016, “최순실 연예인, 밝히는 게 맞나?..."물타기에 속지마라"VS"관련 라인 모조리 자르자" [choesunsil yeonyein, balkineun ge manna?...multagie sokjimara"VSgwallyeon rain mojori jareuja"]”, in mediapen.com[1]:
- 2019, “중국, 홍콩 사태 물타기하나…"미국 내 여성 인권 침해 심각" [jungguk, hongkong satae multagihana…miguk nae yeoseong in'gwon chimhae simgak"]”, in JTBC News[2]:
- 일각에서는 홍콩 내 강경 진압에 따른 서구의 인권 침해 비판이 커지자 미국의 인권 문제를 거론해 물타기 하려는 의도가 아니냐는 해석이 나오고 있다.
- Ilgag-eseo-neun Hongkong nae ganggyeong jinab-e ttareun seogu-ui in'gwon chimhae bipan-i keojija Migug-ui in'gwon munje-reul georonhae multagi haryeoneun uido-ga aninyaneun haeseog-i naogo itda.
- Some interpret this as an attempt at whataboutism by bringing up the United States' human rights issues, given increasing Western criticism over human rights violations subsequent to the heavy-handed suppression [of the protests] in Hong Kong.
- 2020, “6·25 400억 추모사업, 北 민간인 학살은 다 뺐다”, in Chosun Ilbo[3]:
- '6.25 내전은 북한과 수정주의 사관 추종자들이 '북한의 침략 전쟁, 남침'을 물타기하기 위해 만들어낸 용어다.
- Yugio naejeon-eun Bukhan-gwa sujeongjuui sagwan chujongjadeur-i Bukhan-ui chimnyak jeonjaeng, namchim eul multagihagi wihae mandeureonaen yong'eoda.
- The "June 25 Civil War" is a term invented by North Korea and the adherents of revisionist historiography to distract from [the fact that the Korean War] was an offensive war by North Korea, an invasion of the South.
- (by extension, derogatory) inciting people; attempting to sway public opinion or change the focus of public discourse through unethical means
- (stock market) scale trading
Derived terms
[edit]- 물타기하다 (multagihada)