Korean slang profile
탕핑족
tangpingjok
People who feel hard work brings insufficient reward and seek to do only the minimum work needed to live.
People who feel hard work brings insufficient reward and seek to do only the minimum work needed to live.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 14, 2023
- 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
높은 집값을 다룬 기사에서 탕핑족이라는 표현을 봤어.
I saw the term 탕핑족 in an article about high house prices.
02Documented history
- 2023-11-14The 뉴시스 source used the expression ‘탕핑족’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article introduces it as a neologism originating in China while discussing young Vietnamese people. Evidence of first use and a specific coiner could not be confirmed. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "저축해도 집 못 사"…베트남 청년에게 나타난 '이 현상' (뉴시스)Published Nov 14, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026