계피

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 桂皮.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)pʰi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)pʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)피/게(ː)피]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyepi
McCune–Reischauer?	kyep'i
Yale Romanization?	kyēy.phi

Noun

계피 • (gyepi) (hanja 桂皮)

1. (spice) cinnamon bark, especially of Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

   Synonym: 시나몬 (sinamon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鷄皮.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kje̞pʰi] ~ [ke̞pʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [계피/게피]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyepi
McCune–Reischauer?	kyep'i
Yale Romanization?	kyey.phi

Noun

계피 • (gyepi) (hanja 鷄皮)

1. chicken skin
2. (figurative) aged skin of an elderly person