Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 失敗者.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɭpʰɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ɕʰiɭpʰe̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?silpaeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silpaeja
McCune–Reischauer?silp'aeja
Yale Romanization?sil.phayca

Noun

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실패자 (silpaeja) (hanja 失敗者)

  1. loser, (a social) failure, also-ran