낭비

Korean

Alternative forms

• 랑비 (rangbi) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 浪費.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nangbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nangbi
McCune–Reischauer?	nangbi
Yale Romanization?	nāngpi

Noun

낭비 • (nangbi) (hanja 浪費)

1. waste, extravagance