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

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