처벌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處罰 (“punishment, penalty”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheobeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheobeol
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏbŏl
Yale Romanization?	chēpel

Noun

처벌 • (cheobeol) (hanja 處罰)

1. punishment, penalty