Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 卑俗語.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)sʰo̞ɡʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bisogeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bisog'eo
McCune–Reischauer?pisogŏ
Yale Romanization?pīsok.e

Noun

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비속어 (bisogeo) (hanja 卑俗語)

  1. (linguistics) vulgarism; slang