간첩

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 間諜

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)첩]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gancheop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gancheob
    McCune–Reischauer?kanch'ŏp
    Yale Romanization?kān.chep

    Noun

    간첩 • (gancheop) (hanja 間諜)

    1. spy; secret agent

    Synonyms

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