쏼라쏼라

Korean

Etymology

Probably from Mandarin 算了 (suànle, “forget about it”), a common phrase in the language.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [s͈wa̠ɭɭa̠s͈wa̠ɭɭa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쏼라쏼라]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sswallasswalla
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sswalla'sswalla
McCune–Reischauer?sswallasswalla
Yale Romanization?sswalla.sswalla

Ideophone

쏼라쏼라 • (sswallasswalla)

  1. while speaking in foreign gibberish, while speaking in an incomprehensible foreign language
    자꾸 영어로 쏼라쏼라거려서 하나도 이해 못 했어.
    jakku yeong'eo-ro sswallasswallageoryeoseo hana-do ihae mot haesseo.
    I couldn't understand anything because they kept speaking in English gibberish.
  2. (ethnic slur) while speaking Chinese
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