chaebol

See also: chaebŏl

English

Alternative forms

chaebŏl, jaebol, jaebeol

Etymology

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɒl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɑl/, /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/
Rhymes: -eɪbʌl, -eɪbɒl, -eɪbəl

Noun

chaebol (plural chaebols or chaebol)

(business) A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

Translations

large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 財閥 / 财阀 (zh) (cáifá)
Finnish: chaebol
French: chaebol (fr) m
German: Jaebeol
Hungarian: csebol
Japanese: 財閥 (ja) (zaibatsu), 財閥 (ja) (cheboru)
Korean: 재벌(財閥) (ko) (jaebeol)
Polish: czebol m
Portuguese: chaebol m
Russian: чебо́ль (ru) m (čebólʹ)
Spanish: chaebol m
Vietnamese: tài phiệt (vi) (財閥)

See also

zaibatsu (relating to Japan)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol).

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

(business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol).

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

(business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)