Paiting
Paiting (Korean: 파이팅, pronounced [pʰaitʰiŋ]), also known as Fighting, is a common Konglish expression in the Korean language that is meant to rally or cheer someone. It is used as a form of encouragement, often in sports or whenever a challenge is met.[1]
"Paiting" is often translated as "Come on!" or "Let's go!" in English (such as "대한민국 파이팅!" → "Go, Korea!"),[2][3] but has no exact equivalent.
It is often accompanied by the expression "Aja aja!"(Korean: 아자 아자)[4] which is a kind of rally. The expression "Hwaiting" (Korean: 화이팅", pronounced [hwaitʰiŋ]), a synonym of "Paiting", is also used by Koreans, although it is not in important Korean dictionaries such as The standard dictionary of the Korean language (표준국어대사전).[5]
Origin
It is a loan word from the English language "fighting".[1][3][6]
References
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- ^ a b "파이팅" (in Korean). 국립국어원 표준국어대사전(The standard dictionary of the Korean language by The National Institute of the Korean Language). Retrieved December 27, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b 성대석(Seong, Dae-seok) (2010-07-12). "'대한민국 파이팅' 유감" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ 서정보(Seo, Jeong-bo) (2004-12-30). "올 최고 유행어는 '그런거야'" (in Korean). Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
'아자, 아자, 파이팅' KBS2 드라마 '풀하우스'에서 지은(송혜교)이 애교있게 외쳤던 말.
- ^ 조남호 (Cho Nam-ho) (2006-12-04). "파이팅" (in Korean). The Korea Defence Daily. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ 박용찬 (Park Yong-chan) (2004-10-06). "'파이팅'(fighting)의 다듬은 말 '아자'" (in Korean). The Korea Defence Daily. Retrieved December 27, 2010.