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톡톡 튀다(tok-tok twi-da) To have a unique personality
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Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀다.
Romaja: tok-tok twi-da
Translation by each word: Pop-pop bounce.
English translation: To have a unique personality.
Grammar: 톡톡 튀다 [tok-tok twi-da] originally meant "something bounces actively," but it has since evolved to mean "someone with a unique personality."
When introducing K-POP groups, 톡톡 튀는 4인 [tok-tok twi-neun sa-in] means "four people with unique personalities."
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해설 Commentary:
Korean sentence: 튀다
Romaja: twi-da
English: To bounce
Grammar: The original meaning of 튀다 [twi-da] is to bounce. From there, 튀다 [twi-da] has evolved to mean to stand out.
Korean sentence: 톡톡
Romaja: tok-tok
English: Pop pop
Grammar: 톡톡 [tok-tok] is a Korean onomatopoeia that is equivalent to the English words "pop pop" and "tap tap."
톡톡 [tok-tok] describes the movement of something bouncing lightly.
Korean sentence: 콩이 톡톡 튀다
Romaja: kong-i tok-tok twi-da
English: Beans pop-pop bounce.
Grammar: 톡톡 튀다 means to bounce in this sentence.
Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀는 카톡
Romaja: tok-tok twi-neun ka-tok
English: Lively Kakao-talk
Grammar: 톡톡 튀는 [tok-tok twi-neun] is the 관형사형 (adnominal form) of 톡톡 튀다 [Tok-tok-ti-da].
톡톡 튀다 means to become enjoyable in this sentence.
카톡 = 카카오톡 = KakaoTalk.
Korean sentence: 툭툭 튀는 여자
Romaja: tuk-tuk twi-neun yeo-ja
English: Quirky woman
Grammar: 톡톡 튀다 means quirky in this sentence.
Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀는 4인
Romaja: tok-tok twi-neun sa-in
English: Four unique people
Grammar: 톡톡 튀다 means unique in this sentence.
Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀는 4인 4색의 스타일
Romaja: tok-tok twi-neun sa-in sa-saeg-ui jin-haeng seu-ta-il
English: Four unique people with four color styles.
Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀다는 무슨 뜻입니까?
English: What does 톡톡 튀다 mean?
Korean sentence: 톡톡 튀다는 "재치 있다" 나 "남들과는 다른 느낌이다" 이런 뜻입니다.
English: 톡톡 튀다 means "재치 있다(witful)" or "남들과는 다른 느낌이다(distinct sense from other people)."
Grammar: 재치 있다 = 재치(wit) + 있다(to have). 느낌. Feeling. 첫 느낌. Gut Feeling.
연구 Further study:
Yonsei Korean 1-1. Yonsei Language Institute.
Integrated Korean. Beginning 1. Young-Mee Cho. Univ of Hawaii Press.
Republic of Korea Ministry of Education (대한민국
교육부).
Japan Ministry of Education (文部科学省).
学習指導要領 生きる力. 2017.
People's Republic of China Ministry of Education (
中华人民共和国教育部). Tōngyòng Guīfàn Hànzì Biǎo (通用规范汉字表). 2013.
U.S. Department of Education.