Korean

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Etymology

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훼방(毁謗) (hwebang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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훼방하다 (hwebanghada) (infinitive 훼방해 or 훼방하여, sequential 훼방하니)

  1. to slander, to libel

Conjugation

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