Korean slang profile
차원달라병
chawondallabyeong
A playful name for repeatedly dwelling on travel memories by saying foods and other experiences abroad are on a different level from those at home.
A playful name for repeatedly dwelling on travel memories by saying foods and other experiences abroad are on a different level from those at home.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
여행 뒤로 빵 이야기만 한다니 나 차원달라병인가 봐.
I’ve talked about nothing but bread since the trip. Maybe I have 차원달라병.
02Documented history
- Publication date unverifiedKorea Housing Finance Corporation explained it as expressing lingering travel feelings by comparing food at a destination with food in Korea.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Korea Housing Finance Corporation’s webzine explains it through travel accounts saying Southeast Asian fruit differs from fruit in Korea. It gives examples adapting it to other countries’ foods and desserts. It is not a medical condition. Who first named it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification. Dates were omitted for sources whose publication date could not be verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한국주택금융공사 (한국주택금융공사)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026