화이팅

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English fighting. Compare Japanese ファイト (faito).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɸwa̠itʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[화이팅]
Revised Romanization? hwaiting
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwaiting
McCune–Reischauer? hwait'ing
Yale Romanization? hwaithing

Interjection

화이팅 • (hwaiting)

  1. Good luck!; Go for it!

Usage notes

  • The term doesn't mean "fighting", it's only used for encouragement, cf. Japanese ファイト！ (​faito!)
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