비속

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 卑俗.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)sʰo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bisok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bisog
    McCune–Reischauer?pisok
    Yale Romanization?pīsok

    Noun

    비속 • (bisok) (hanja 卑俗)

    1. vulgarity
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 卑屬.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)sʰo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bisok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bisog
    McCune–Reischauer?pisok
    Yale Romanization?pīsok

    Noun

    비속 • (bisok) (hanja 卑屬)

    1. (law) lineal descendants