보복

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 報復.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)복]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bobok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bobog
McCune–Reischauer?	pobok
Yale Romanization?	pōpok

Noun

보복 • (bobok) (hanja 報復)

1. revenge; reprisal; retaliation

   보복관세 ― bobok-gwanse ― retaliatory tariffs

Derived terms

verbs

• 보복(報復)하다 (bobokhada)

 

nouns

• 보복구(報復球) (bobokgu)
• 보복책(報復策) (bobokchaek)