콩밥

Korean edit

Etymology edit

콩 (kong, “bean”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “steamed rice”). Until recently, this was given to prisoners because beans were cheaper than rice.

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞ŋba̠p̚]
Phonetic hangul: [콩밥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	kongbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kongbab
McCune–Reischauer^?	k'ongbap
Yale Romanization^?	khongpap

Noun edit

콩밥 • (kongbap)

steamed rice mixed with soybeans
(slang, figurative) prison food

Derived terms edit

콩밥 먹다 (kongbap meokda, “to go to prison”)

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