Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 毁謗.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ba̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwebang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwebang
McCune–Reischauer?hwebang
Yale Romanization?hwēypang

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 훼방하다

훼방 (hwebang) (hanja 毁謗)

  1. slander

Derived terms

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