어차피

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 於此彼, from 於 (“at”) + 此 (“this”) + 彼 (“that”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹t͡ɕʰa̠pʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [어차피]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eochapi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eochapi
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏch'ap'i
Yale Romanization?	e.cha.phi

Adverb

어차피 • (eochapi) (hanja 於此彼)

1. anyway, after all

   갔어도 어차피 못 봤을 거야.

   gasseo-do eochapi mot bwasseul geoya.

   You wouldn't have seen it anyway even if you'd gone.