비겁자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 비겁(卑怯) (bigeop) + 者.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɡʌ̹p̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)겁짜]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bigeopja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bigeobja
McCune–Reischauer?pigŏpcha
Yale Romanization?pīkepca

Noun

비겁자 • (bigeopja) (hanja 卑怯者)

  1. coward
    Synonym: 겁쟁이 (geopjaeng'i)
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