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Korean Slurs

Oct 14, 2010 22:41

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chromakey_dream October 15 2010, 22:04:00 UTC

I don't actually know any, but my google-fu gave me these:

Chang-Ke: Derogatory Korean word for the Chinese
Jjanggae: Term used by Koreans to describe Chinese. Apparently this might also be the name of a cartoon character, but I can't find info on that.

I googled 'korean slur against chinese'. Maybe you can find more info on those slurs to see if they fit your needs? :)

chromakey_dream October 15 2010, 22:05:53 UTC

omg I just noticed Zhou Mi is in your icon. <3

mochandesu October 15 2010, 23:05:43 UTC

Oh, thank you~~♥

Haha, of course :3 Zhou MiMi is ♥♥♥
And I love your icon, by the way *--*

chromakey_dream October 15 2010, 23:44:57 UTC

Thanks! :D I don't know if you saw already but there are two replies to my original comment that are important!

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pico_the_great October 15 2010, 22:30:24 UTC

Googling Korean Swear Words got me this as the first hit. Hope it helps.

torsui October 15 2010, 23:14:05 UTC

hm. some of the accuracy of those romanizations is a little iffy. 'shikoro', for example -- if you spit out 'shikurowo' fast, it sort of comes out like that, but the provided romanization is obviously slurring a syllable.

pico_the_great February 9 2012, 05:51:00 UTC

That 'sikro' means 'noisy'. Korean use that word not only to chinese but to their family or friends. It's just a word meaning noisy.

mochandesu October 16 2010, 00:00:02 UTC

Very much so :3 thank you~

nyxelestia October 16 2010, 06:13:47 UTC

Try also asking around linguaphiles, they might be able to help you. :)

maroon_ed October 16 2010, 12:43:42 UTC

One thing about Korean society you might want to know: homosexuality would be very hard to spot from the outside. I'm here in suburban Gyeonggi-do, the province that surrounds Seoul, and have been here for just over two years. Men often manhandle each other, hug, grope, take naps on each others' shoulders, especially if they're drunk or soldiers which covers nearly every man here at some point. Unless these two are kissing on the lips or having sex where others can see, society IMHO is going to look the other way. The culture here in general tends towards denial of things it doesn't like.

The only swear word I've heard with any regularity sounds like "Ah shi---" but is probably a variant on "shiba". No doubt there are others that were spoken around me, but I haven't been able to pick up the language.

mochandesu October 16 2010, 19:32:14 UTC

Okay, that helps a lot.
Thank you very much :3

maroon_ed February 9 2012, 06:03:23 UTC

That must be 'ssibal' like 'shit or whatthefu**'in English. That's very popular slur especially young Koreans. It's not slur for Chinese actually. The person who said that word must use it every races and even their friend.

anonymous February 9 2012, 06:12:23 UTC

Hi, I'm Korean who was born and lived for 32 years in Korea. I felt sorry about some slurs you discribed. You guys misunderstood that words so I just want to say those are used in Korea everywhere with not bad meanings. Of course in some situations no doubt those have bad purposes but the words are not using only for Chinese. If you wish to know, 'jjang kola' is slur I think.