Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 匕首.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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비수 (bisu) (hanja 匕首)

  1. dagger