넙치

Korean

Etymology

From 넓— (neol-, “to be wide”) (넙— (neop-) in Middle Korean) and the suffix —치 (-chi, “...fish”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neopchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neobchi
McCune–Reischauer?nŏpch'i
Yale Romanization?nepchi

Noun

넙치 • (neopchi)

  1. flatfish, fluke, halibut
  2. (figurative, humorous) a round and flat face (or a person with such a face)
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