어장관리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漁場管理, from 漁場 (“fishery”) + 管理 (“management”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹d͡ʑa̠ŋɡwa̠ʎʎi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어장괄리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eojanggwalli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eojanggwanli
McCune–Reischauer?ŏjanggwalli
Yale Romanization?ecangkwanli

Noun

어장관리 • (eojanggwalli) (hanja 漁場管理)

  1. (literal) fishery management
  2. (slang, chiefly derogatory) keeping someone in the friend zone, typically for manipulative purposes
    너 지금 어장관리 당하고 있는 거 알아?
    neo jigeum eojanggwalli danghago inneun geo ara?
    Are you aware that you're being friend-zoned right now?

Derived terms

  • 어장관리하다 (漁場管理—, eojanggwallihada, “to keep in the friend zone”)
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