비어

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bieo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bieo
McCune–Reischauer?piŏ
Yale Romanization?pīe

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 卑語／鄙語.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 卑語／鄙語)

  1. obscenity; profanity; swear word

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 飛魚.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 飛魚)

  1. flying fish
    Synonym: 날치 (nalchi)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鯡魚.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 鯡魚)

  1. herring (fish)
    Synonym: 청어 (cheong'eo)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English beer.

Noun

비어 • (bieo)

  1. beer
    Synonym: 맥주 (maekju)
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