전복

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 全鰒.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?cenpok

Noun

전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 全鰒).

  1. abalone

Further reading

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 顚覆.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nbo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)복]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeonbok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
    Yale Romanization?cēnpok

    Noun

    전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 顚覆).

    1. flipping, overturn
    2. overthrow, subversion
    Derived terms
    • 전복하다 (jeonbokhada)
    • 전복되다 (jeonbokdoeda)

    Further reading

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