Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 卑怯, from (low) + (fear)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡʌ̹p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bigeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bigeob
McCune–Reischauer?pigŏp
Yale Romanization?pīkep

Noun

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비겁 (bigeop) (hanja 卑怯)

  1. cowardice

Derived terms

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