사이비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 似而非 (“pseudo”). Second sense from clipping of 사이비 종교 (saibi jonggyo, “religious cult”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈs͈a̠(ː)ibi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [싸(ː)이비]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saibi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saibi
McCune–Reischauer?ssaibi
Yale Romanization?qsāipi

Noun

사이비 • (saibi) (hanja 似而非)

  1. pseudo
  2. (derogatory) religious cult

Derived terms

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