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TOPIK 5adjective

경박하다

gyeongbakada [경바카다]

경박해요 · 경박했어요 · 경박한 (+noun)

frivolous, flippant, shallow

Example

장례식장에서 그렇게 경박하게 웃으면 안 돼요.

You shouldn't laugh so flippantly at a funeral.

Word parts

경 light박 thin

Literally 'light and thin' — lacking weight or depth.

Good to know

Pronounced [경바카다]; the native equivalent is 가볍다, as in 입이 가볍다 'loose-lipped'.