부자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 富者, from 富 (“rich”) + 者 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	pūca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 富者)

1. a rich person
   • 부자가 되서 사고 싶은 것을 마음대로 다 사보고 싶다.

     bujaga doeseo sago sipeun geoseul ma'eumdaero da sabogo sipda.

     I want to be rich and buy whatever I want.

See also

• 부호 (buho)
• 갑부 (gapbu)
• 거부 (geobu)
• 재벌 (jaebeol)
• 천금 (cheon'geum) (North Korea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 父子, from 父 (“father”) + 子 (“son”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buja
McCune–Reischauer?	puja
Yale Romanization?	pūca

Noun

부자 • (buja) (hanja 父子)

1. father and son
   • 부자간의 관계가 깊다.

     bujaganui gwan'gyega gipda.

     The relationship between father and son is deep.