뜨거운 감자

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Korean

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Etymology

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뜨거운 (tteugeoun, hot, present adnominal of 뜨겁다 (tteugeopda)) +‎ 감자 (gamja, potato). Calque of English hot potato. The second sense arose from a misinterpretation of the original English term.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tteugeoun gamja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tteugeoun gamja
McCune–Reischauer?ttŭgŏun kamja
Yale Romanization?ttukewun kamca

Noun

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뜨거운 감자 (tteugeoun gamja)

  1. hot potato (awkward or delicate problem)
  2. a hotly debated or discussed issue/topic; something that has become the centre of attention
    • 2021 March 10, “() 증시 '뜨거운 감자' 로블록스 상장… 게임시장 지각변동 일으킬까”, in Chosun Biz[2]:
      로블록스 증시에서 가장 '뜨거운 감자' 급부상한 때문이다.
      Robeullokseu-ga Mi jeungsi-eseo gajang tteugeoun gamja -ro geupbusang-han geot-do i ttaemun-ida.
      This is one of the reasons why Roblox suddenly has become the most talked-about stock on the U.S. stock market.