밥그릇

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “rice”) +‎ 그릇 (geureut, “bowl”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠p̚k͈ɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [밥끄륻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bapgeureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	babgeuleus
McCune–Reischauer?	papkŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?	papkulus

Noun

밥그릇 • (bapgeureut)

1. rice bowl
2. (figuratively) territory, turf

   왜 남의 밥그릇에 손대는 거야! ― Wae nam-ui bapgeureus-e sondae-neun geoya! ― Why are you meddling with someone else's territory?

3. (figuratively) fertile land

   Synonym: 미작지대(米作地帶) (mijakjidae)

   동남아는 밥그릇이다. ― Dongnama-neun bapgeureus-ida. ― Southeast Asia is a rice bowl.