Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 拒否.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geobu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geobu
McCune–Reischauer?kŏbu
Yale Romanization?kēpu

Noun

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거부 (geobu) (hanja 拒否)

  1. refusal

Derived terms

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