Korean

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English two-piece (suit/dress), compare Japanese ツーピース (tsūpīsu).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰu(ː)pʰi(ː)sʰɯ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tupiseu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tupiseu
McCune–Reischauer?t'up'isŭ
Yale Romanization?thwū.phīsu

Noun

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투피스 (tupiseu)

  1. two-piece (suit/dress)

See also

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