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Glossary entry

Korean term or phrase:

비아냥

English translation:

sarcasm

Added to glossary by Junhui Park
Dec 28, 2015 06:46
8 yrs ago
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Korean term

비아냥

Korean to English Other Poetry & Literature
그런 비아냥으로부터 자유로울 수 없는 현실에 있다.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 sarcasm
5 derision
4 ridicule, scorn, criticism
Change log

Jun 14, 2016 17:44: Junhui Park Created KOG entry

Discussion

Mi-jeoung Dec 28, 2015:
비아냥 I Think "sarcastic talking" is close to "비아냥".

Proposed translations

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sarcasm

비아냥거리다=make sarcastic comments (or remarks), be sarcastic
Reference:

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-use-sarcasm

http://www.scienceofpeople.com/2011/12/sarcasm-why-it-hurts-us/

Peer comment(s):
agree Yurim Jung
1902 days
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derision

While sarcastic remarks would be a common term for it, in the context of the given sentence, I'd say more along the lines of criticism, derision, or contempt, as in "In fact, the reality deserves such derision."
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ridicule, scorn, criticism

Broadly speaking, "비아냥" can be translated as sarcasm or making sarcastic remarks, in this context, it's more like cutting, sarcastic ridicule of something.

Example sentence:

사건이후 그 배우는 대중의 비아냥을 피할 수 없었다. After the incident, the actor could not escape the public's ridicule

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