콩밥

Korean

Etymology

콩 (kong, “bean”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “steamed rice”). Until recently, this was given to prisoners because beans were cheaper than rice.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞ŋba̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [콩밥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kongbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kongbab
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ongbap
Yale Romanization?	khongpap

Noun

콩밥 • (kongbap)

1. steamed rice mixed with soybeans
2. (slang, figurative) prison food

Derived terms

• 콩밥 먹다 (kongbap meokda, “to go to prison”)