손빨래

Korean

Etymology

From 손 (son, “hand”) + 빨래 (ppallae, “laundry”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞np͈a̠ɭɭɛ] ~ [sʰo̞np͈a̠ɭɭe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [손빨래/손빨레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sonppallae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sonppallae
McCune–Reischauer?	sonppallae
Yale Romanization?	sonppallay

Noun

손빨래 • (sonppallae)

1. washing by hand; washing clothes or doing the laundry with one's hand

   그는 세탁기가 있었는데도 옷을 손빨래하는 것을 고집했다.

   geuneun setakgiga isseonneundedo oseul sonppallae-haneun geoseul gojiphaetda.

   He insisted on washing the clothes by hand even though he had a washing machine.

Synonyms

• 손세탁 (손洗濯, sonsetak)