보복

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 報復.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)복]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bobok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bobog
McCune–Reischauer?pobok
Yale Romanization?pōpok

Noun

보복 • (bobok) (hanja 報復)

  1. revenge; reprisal; retaliation
    보복관세 ― bobok-gwanse ― retaliatory tariffs

Derived terms
verbs
  • 보복(報復)하다 (bobokhada)
nouns
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