차고 넘치다

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Korean

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Etymology

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차고 (chago, connective form of 차다 (chada, to fill)) +‎ 넘치다 (neomchida, to overflow): "to fill and then overflow". Compare Japanese 満ち溢れる (michiafureru).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ɡo̞ nɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chago neomchida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chago neomchida
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ago nŏmch'ida
Yale Romanization?chako nēmchita

Adjective

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차고 넘치다 (chago neomchida) (infinitive 차고 넘쳐 or 차고 넘치어, sequential 차고 넘치니)

  1. (idiomatic) to be overflowing, to be extremely numerous, to be endless

Conjugation

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