간첩

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 間諜

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)첩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gancheop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gancheob
McCune–Reischauer?	kanch'ŏp
Yale Romanization?	kān.chep

Noun

간첩 • (gancheop) (hanja 間諜)

1. spy; secret agent

Synonyms

• 스파이 (seupai)