영혼 보내기

Korean

Etymology

영혼(靈魂) (yeonghon, “soul, spirit”) +‎ 보내 (bonae, “to send”) +‎ -기 (-gi, verb-nominalizing suffix), literally "soul-sending".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ŋβo̞nbo̞nɛɡi] ~ [jʌ̹ŋβo̞nbo̞ne̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영혼보내기/영혼보네기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonghonbonaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonghonbonaegi
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnghonbonaegi
Yale Romanization?yenghonponayki

Noun

영혼 보내기 • (yeonghon bonaegi)

  1. (neologism) buying tickets for a movie, concert, or other cultural venue without actually attending, because one supports the social cause behind it despite not being interested on a personal level
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