파이팅

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from fighting. Compare Japanese ファイト (faito).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paiting
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paiting
McCune–Reischauer?p'ait'ing
Yale Romanization?phai.thing

Interjection

파이팅 • (paiting)

  1. good luck!; go for it!, go!, come on!
    대한민국, 파이팅!
    daehanmin'guk, paiting!
    Come on, Korea!

Usage notes

  • The term doesn't mean "fighting"; it's only used for encouragement.

Descendants

  • → Chinese: fighting
  • → Japanese: ファイティン
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