Korean slang profile
드래건머니
deuraegeonmeoni
Figurative term for Chinese capital
A term formerly likening Chinese capital to a dragon.
- Expanded form
- dragon moneydragon money
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
국제 자본의 흐름을 설명하는 기사에 드래건머니가 등장했다.
드래건머니 appeared in an article explaining international capital flows.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “드래건머니”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It combines the image of a dragon associated with China with money. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 8월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026