Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 臭豆腐.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɥi(ː)dubu] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰy(ː)dubu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chwidubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chwidubu
McCune–Reischauer?ch'widubu
Yale Romanization?chwītwupu

Noun

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취두부 (chwidubu) (hanja 臭豆腐)

  1. stinky tofu