심복

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 心腹, from 心 (“heart”) + 腹 (“belly”). "Heart and belly" > "an important underling."

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?simbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?simbog
McCune–Reischauer?simbok
Yale Romanization?simpok

Noun

심복 • (simbok) (hanja 心腹)

  1. right-hand man
    Synonym: 오른팔 (oreunpal)
  2. henchman, goon
    Synonyms: 충견(忠犬) (chunggyeon), 졸개 (jolgae), 똘마니 (ttolmani)
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