혼혈을 뜻하는 말: What is the word for mixed-blood in Korean?

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번역: "한국 속어에 대해 질문있습니다"

피츠버그 스틸러의 한국인 혼혈, 하인즈 워드의 열렬한 팬입니다. 피가 반만 섞인 한국사람을 한국어로 뭐라고 하나요? 예의를 갖춘 표현과 모욕을 주기 위한 무례한 표현등이 있나요?

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Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:33 AM
Subject: Korean Slang Question

Greetings!

    I hope all is going well for you and yours!

    I am a big fan of Hines Ward, the football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers here in America, who also happens to be half-Korean. My question is, are there words used to describe someone who is half-Korean? Are there both polite and very rude words (something you would use to try and insult someone)?

    Thanks for all your help!

 

- Bert

답변

Hi Bert,

 

All is well. Korean classes and a few social Korean events I am organizing are keeping me very busy. I love it, but I also need a vacation from Korean stuff. Ha ha ha.

 

The answer is yes. I assume that you want me elaborate on this too. :)

 

The generic term we use for newspapers, etc. is Hon-Hyeol, pronounced something close to Hone-Hyol. If you can read Korean, I will type them in Korean for you to see exactly how it is pronounced. "Hon" means "mixed" and "Hyeol" means blood.

 

To be even more polite, we don't even use the term. We would say something like one of the parents is Korean." But it is perfectly safe to use the term Hon-Hyeol.

 

Derogatory terms include: Twee-Ghee (Fried), Jjam-bbong (Jambong; a Chinese soup that is made with all the leftover ingredients), Oinoko (Japanese word for mixed blood but used in derogatory way when used by Korean. I don't know Japanese connotation, though), Jap-jong (mutt), and the list goes on.

 

Have a great day!