퇴폐

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 頹廢.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰwe̞pʰje̞] ~ [tʰø̞pʰje̞] ~ [tʰwe̞pʰe̞] ~ [tʰø̞pʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [퉤폐/퇴폐/퉤페/퇴페]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	toepye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	toepye
McCune–Reischauer?	t'oep'ye
Yale Romanization?	thoy.phyey

Noun

퇴폐 • (toepye) (hanja 頹廢)

1. degeneration; decadence

Derived terms

• 퇴폐적 (頹廢的, toepyejeok)
• 퇴폐하다 (頹廢—, toepyehada)