보복구

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 報復 (revenge; retaliation) + (pitch).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bo̞k̚k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bobokgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boboggu
McCune–Reischauer?pobokku
Yale Romanization?pōpok.kwu

Noun

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보복구 (bobokgu) (hanja 報復球)

  1. (baseball) intentional hit-by-pitch