반복

Sino-Korean word from 反復 (“repeatedly”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nbo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)복]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

반복 • (banbok) (hanja 反復)

1. repetition
   • 1926, Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:

     우리가 반복적으로 행하는 것이 우리 자신이다. 그렇다면 탁월함은 행동이 아닌 습관인 것이다.

     Uri-ga banbokjeog-euro haenghaneun geos-i uri jasin-ida. Geureotamyeon tagwolham-eun haengdon-g'i anin seupgwan-in geos-ida.

     We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

• 반복적 (反復的, banbokjeok, “repetitive”)
• 반복하다 (反復—, banbokhada, “to repeat”)
• 반복되다 (反復—, banbokdoeda, “to be repeated”)