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TOPIK 4noun

음치

eumchi

음치가 · 음치를

tone-deaf person, someone who can't sing in tune

Example

저는 음치라서 노래방에 가면 부끄러워요.

I'm tone-deaf, so I get embarrassed when we go to karaoke.

Word parts

음 sound치 foolish

Literally 'sound fool'; -치 'fool' also gives 몸치 'bad dancer' and 길치 'someone with no sense of direction'.

Good to know

Usually said jokingly about oneself. Someone with no sense of rhythm is a 박치.