파업

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 罷業.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pa'eop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pa'eob
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aŏp
Yale Romanization?	phāep

Noun

파업 • (pa'eop) (hanja 罷業)

1. strike, walkout (work stoppage)

Derived terms

• 총파업 (總罷業, chongpa'eop, “general strike”)
• 파업파괴자 (罷業破壞者, pa'eop'pagoeja, “strikebreaker”)