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비번

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)bʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bibeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bibeon
McCune–Reischauer?pibŏn
Yale Romanization?pīpen

Etymology 1

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Noun

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비번 (bibeon) (hanja 非番)

  1. off duty
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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비번 (bibeon) (hanja 秘番)

  1. (colloquial) Short for 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho, password).
Usage notes
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2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
Would you say 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) or 비번 (bibeon) for "password"?
Age cohort 16 to 25 26 to 35 36 to 45 46 to 55 56 to 65 65 or above
비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) 27 respondents
(39%)
23 respondents
(40%)
19 respondents
(42%)
39 respondents
(61%)
20 respondents
(87%)
49 respondents
(90%)
비번 (bibeon) 42 respondents
(61%)
34 respondents
(60%)
14 respondents
(58%)
25 respondents
(39%)
1 respondents
(4%)
3 respondents
(6%)
Other 0 respondents 0 respondents 0 respondents 0 respondent 2 respondents 2 respondents