비겁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 卑怯, from 卑 (“low”) + 怯 (“fear”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡʌ̹p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)겁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bigeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bigeob
McCune–Reischauer?pigŏp
Yale Romanization?pīkep

Noun

비겁 • (bigeop) (hanja 卑怯)

  1. cowardice

Derived terms
  • 비겁하다 (卑怯—, bigeophada)
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