Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 비겁(卑怯) (bigeop) + .

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

비겁자 (bigeopja) (hanja 卑怯者)

  1. coward
    Synonym: 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i)