빈틈

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 빈 (bin) +‎ 틈 (teum).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ntʰɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [빈(ː)틈]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?binteum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?binteum
McCune–Reischauer?pint'ŭm
Yale Romanization?pīnthum

Noun

빈틈 • (binteum)

  1. gap, opening
  2. unpreparedness, oversight, inattention
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