밥줄

Korean

Etymology

From 밥 (bap, “rice, meal”) +‎ 줄 (jul, “line”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bapjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?babjul
McCune–Reischauer?papchul
Yale Romanization?papcwul

Noun

밥줄 • (bapjul)

  1. livelihood; job, source of income
    밥줄이 끊어지다 ― bapjur-i kkeuneojida ― to lose one's livelihood
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