비번

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bibeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bibeon
McCune–Reischauer?	pibŏn
Yale Romanization?	pīpen

Etymology 1

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 非番)

1. off duty

Antonyms

• 당번 (當番, dangbeon)

Etymology 2

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 秘番)

1. (colloquial) Short for 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho, “password”).

Usage notes

2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language

Would you say 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) or 비번 (bibeon) for "password"?
Age cohort	16 to 25	26 to 35	36 to 45	46 to 55	56 to 65	65 or above
비밀번호 (bimilbeonho)	27 respondents (39%)	23 respondents (40%)	19 respondents (42%)	39 respondents (61%)	20 respondents (87%)	49 respondents (90%)
비번 (bibeon)	42 respondents (61%)	34 respondents (60%)	14 respondents (58%)	25 respondents (39%)	1 respondents (4%)	3 respondents (6%)
Other	0 respondents	0 respondents	0 respondents	0 respondent	2 respondents	2 respondents