화제

topic, subject of conversation, talk of the town, hot topic

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noun Rare #19,225
topic, subject of conversation Often used for a topic that people are talking about.
KO: 오늘은 무슨 화제가 좋아요?
EN: What would be a good topic for today?
talk of the town, hot topic Used in phrases such as 화제의 인물, “a person in the news” or “a person everyone is talking about.”
KO: 그 배우는 요즘 화제예요.
EN: That actor is the talk of the town these days.

그래도 오늘 화제의 주인공이 됐어요

Even so, I ended up being the talk of the town today.

— 크레이지 리치 아시안 (2018)

내가 늘 피해 다니던 화제가 하나 있었다.

There was one topic I always avoided.

그거 좋은 화제 구나

That’s a good topic.

— 엘리펀트 (2003)

화제의 인물 형 이시군요

Oh, you’re the older brother of the person everyone’s talking about.

— 데드맨스 와이어 (2026)

누구 괜찮은 화제 없어요?

Does anyone have any good topics to talk about?

— 맨 프럼 어스 (2007)

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