시비

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 是非.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    시비 • (sibi) (hanja 是非)

    1. right and wrong
    2. quarrel; dispute; argument