What is '부랑자' called in English?

'부랑자' in English is called "Bum". Bum refers to: 구걸하거나 얻어먹으며 사는 노숙자나 방랑자를 낮잡아 이르는 말.

How do you pronounce 'Bum' and '부랑자'?

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What is an example sentence for Bum in Korean?

English: "He was living like a bum on the streets after losing his job." | Korean: "그는 직장을 잃고 거리에서 부랑자처럼 살고 있었다."

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English to Korean Dictionary

bum Meaning in Korean (bum 영어 뜻)

noun부랑자, 엉덩이

verb구걸하다

유의어:노숙자거지

부랑자 in English:bum

IPA:ˈbuːrɑːŋd͡ʑɑː

Plural: bums

Quick Answer • 요약

bum의 한국어 뜻은 부랑자, 엉덩이, 구걸하다입니다. (구걸하거나 얻어먹으며 사는 노숙자나 방랑자를 낮잡아 이르는 말.)

Definitions of Bum

1
noun(informal, derogatory)
부랑자
An informal and often derogatory term for a homeless person or a vagrant who lives by begging or scrounging.
구걸하거나 얻어먹으며 사는 노숙자나 방랑자를 낮잡아 이르는 말.
2
noun(informal)
엉덩이
An informal term for the human buttocks.
사람의 엉덩이를 비격식적으로 이르는 말.
3
verb(informal)
구걸하다
To obtain something, typically money or food, by asking for it rather than earning or buying it.
돈이나 음식을 벌거나 사지 않고 달라고 하여 얻는 것.

Example Sentences

casual

“He was living like a bum on the streets after losing his job.”

그는 직장을 잃고 거리에서 부랑자처럼 살고 있었다.

casual

“My bum is sore from sitting all day.”

하루 종일 앉아 있어서 엉덩이가 아프다.

informal

“Can I bum a cigarette off you?”

담배 한 개비 얻을 수 있을까?

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Synonyms (유의어)

In Korean:

노숙자거지엉덩이

In English:

vagrant tramp hobo

Antonyms (반의어)

In Korean:

성실한 사람일하는 사람

Inflected Word Forms

past tensebummed

present participlebumming

nounbummer

pluralbums

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

bum aroundphrasal_verb

To spend time doing nothing in particular, to loaf.

bum steeridiom

Misleading or incorrect advice or information.

on the bumexpression

Homeless or unemployed, living as a vagrant.