Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 秘密裡/秘密裏

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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비밀리 (bimilli) (hanja 秘密裡/秘密裏)

  1. secrecy, clandestineness