Korean word

띠

Pronunciation

Romanizationtti

Meaning

  • nounzodiac sign

Example

너는 무슨 띠예요?neo neun mu seun tti ye yo

What's your zodiac sign?

Illustration for 띠 (zodiac sign)

More examples

저 사람은 닭띠예요.cheo sa ra meun tak tti ye yo

That person was born in the Year of the Rooster.

Core concept

A tag that connects a person's birth year with one zodiac animal.

Common phrases

  • 띠를 물어보다tti reul mu reo bo da

    ask someone's zodiac sign

  • 띠가 같다tti ga kat tta

    share a zodiac sign

  • 닭띠tak tti

    rooster sign

Similar words

별자리pyeoljari: A Western zodiac sign assigned from the date of birth and often used in personality talk.
나이nai: The number of years a person has lived.
해hae: A named period on the calendar that lasts about twelve months.

Definition in Korean

한 사람을 태어난 해의 동물로 분류해 그 동물 이름으로 출생 연도를 가리키는 명사han sa ra meul tae eo nan hae ui tong mul lo pul lyu hae keu tong mul i reu meu ro chul saeng yeon do reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

This use comes from the traditional system of naming years after twelve repeating animals and using the animal to identify a person's birth year.

Usage tips

  • When people connect this word with personality, the animal label reflects a cultural tradition and does not prove that everyone born in that year acts alike.

Other meanings

  • beltnoun
  • stripenoun

Related words

  • 말띠malttihorse signnoun
  • 띠지ttijipaper bandnoun

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