Korean slang profile
면식수행
myeonsiksuhaeng
Joking about living on instant noodles
A humorous comparison to ascetic practice for getting by on instant noodles because money is tight.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
식비를 아끼느라 며칠째 면식수행 중이라고 농담했다.
I joked that I had been doing 면식수행 for days to save on food.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “면식수행” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “면식수행” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026