베짱이

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Figurative sense from the Aesop's Fables story "The Ant and the Grasshopper" ("개미와 베짱이").

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bejjang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?be'jjang'i
McCune–Reischauer?petchangi
Yale Romanization?pey.ccangi

Noun

베짱이 • (bejjang'i)

  1. Hexacentrus japonicus, a nocturnal katydid native to East Asia
  2. (figurative) A lazy person

Derived terms

  • 실베짱이 (silbejjang'i, “sickle-bearing bush-cricket”)

See also

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