Korean

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Etymology

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Clipping of 방송(放送) (bangsong, broadcast) + 플레이 (peullei, “play”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋpʰɯɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangpeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangpeul
McCune–Reischauer?pangp'ŭl
Yale Romanization?pāngphul

Noun

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방플 (bangpeul)

  1. (slang) playing a game while watching the other party's ongoing Internet broadcasting in an online game