살림살이

Korean

Etymology

From 살림 (sallim, “housekeeping”) and the suffix —살이 (-sari, “-living, having a life of ...”), both eventually from the root 살— (sal-, “to live”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ʎʎimsʰa̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [살림사리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sallimsari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sallimsal'i
McCune–Reischauer?sallimsari
Yale Romanization?sallimsal.i

Noun

살림살이 • (sallimsari)

  1. life, living, livelihood; housekeeping
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