보복구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 報復 (“revenge; retaliation”) + 球 (“pitch”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bobokgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	boboggu
McCune–Reischauer?	pobokku
Yale Romanization?	pōpok.kwu

Noun

보복구 • (bobokgu) (hanja 報復球)

1. (baseball) intentional hit-by-pitch