밥술

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ps͈uɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [밥쑬]

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.