Korean

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English paperback.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰe̞ipʰʌ̹bɛk̚] ~ [pʰe̞ipʰʌ̹be̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?peipeobaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?peipeobaeg
McCune–Reischauer?p'eip'ŏbaek
Yale Romanization?pheyi.phepayk

Noun

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페이퍼백 (peipeobaek)

  1. (publishing, of a book) paperback
    Synonym: 소프트커버 (sopeuteukeobeo)
    Antonyms: 하드커버 (hadeukeobeo), 양장본 (yangjangbon)