방탄

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 防彈, from 防 (“to defend; to prevent”) + 彈 (“bullet”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bangtan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangtan
    McCune–Reischauer?pangt'an
    Yale Romanization?pangthan

    Noun

    방탄 • (bangtan) (hanja 防彈)

    1. (chiefly attributive) bulletproof; bulletproofing
      방탄 유리 ― bangtan yuri ― bulletproof glass

    Derived terms

    • 방탄소년단(防彈少年團) (Bangtan-sonyeon-dan, “BTS”, a South Korean boy band, literally “bulletproof boy scouts”)
    • 방탄(防彈)조끼 (bangtanjokki, “bulletproof vest”)
    • 방탄(防彈)하다 (bangtanhada, “to be bulletproof”)
    • 방탄(防彈)헬멧 (bangtanhelmet)
    • 방탄모(防彈帽) (bangtanmo)
    • 방탄벽(防彈壁) (bangtanbyeok)
    • 방탄복(防彈服) (bangtanbok)
    • 방탄유리(防彈琉璃) (bangtanyuri, “bulletproof glass”)
    • 방탄의(防彈衣) (bangtanui)
    • 방탄차(防彈車) (bangtancha, “armored car”)

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