전복

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 全鰒.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?cenpok

Noun

전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 全鰒).

  1. abalone

Further reading

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 顚覆.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nbo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)복]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?cēnpok

Noun

전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 顚覆).

  1. flipping, overturn
  2. overthrow, subversion
Derived terms
  • 전복하다 (jeonbokhada)
  • 전복되다 (jeonbokdoeda)

Further reading

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