넙치

Korean

[1] Flatfish.

Etymology

From 넓— (neol-, “to be wide”) (넙— (neop-) in Middle Korean) and the suffix —치 (-chi, “...fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nʌ̹p̚t͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [넙치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neopchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neobchi
McCune–Reischauer?	nŏpch'i
Yale Romanization?	nepchi

Noun

넙치 • (neopchi)

1. flatfish, fluke, halibut
2. (figurative, humorous) a round and flat face (or a person with such a face)