팔자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 八字 (“eight characters”).

Alternative forms
  • (Early Modern) 팔ᄌᆞ (palja)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
McCune–Reischauer?p'alcha
Yale Romanization?phalqca

Noun

팔자 • (palja) (hanja 八字)

  1. fortune, destiny, fate
    팔자를 보다 ― paljareul boda ― to find out one's fortune
    넌 팔자도 좋다. ― Neon paljado jota. ― You're so lucky in life.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?palja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palja
McCune–Reischauer?p'alja
Yale Romanization?phalca

Verb

팔자 • (palja)

  1. formal non-polite hortative of 팔다 (palda, “to sell”)
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