Korean

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Etymology

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양복(洋服) (yangbok, Western clothing; suit) +‎ 쟁이 (-jaeng'i, derogatory agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠ŋbo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ɛŋi] ~ [ja̠ŋbo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangbokjaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangbogjaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?yangbokchaengi
Yale Romanization?yangpokcayngi

Noun

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양복쟁이 (yangbokjaeng'i)

  1. a man in Western clothes