빈틈

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 빈 (bin) +‎ 틈 (teum).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	binteum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	binteum
McCune–Reischauer?	pint'ŭm
Yale Romanization?	pīnthum

Noun

빈틈 • (binteum)

1. gap, opening
2. unpreparedness, oversight, inattention