꽃뱀

Korean

Etymology

꽃 (kkot, “flower”) +‎ 뱀 (baem, “snake”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞t̚p͈ɛm] ~ [k͈o̞t̚p͈e̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꼳뺌/꼳뻼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkotbaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkochbaem
McCune–Reischauer?kkotpaem
Yale Romanization?kkochpaym

Noun

꽃뱀 • (kkotbaem)

  1. a striped snake: tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) gold digger

Synonyms

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