전복

Korean

Etymology 1

전복

Sino-Korean word from 全鰒.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nbo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [전복]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?	cenpok

Noun

전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 全鰒).

1. abalone

Further reading

• 전복 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 顚覆.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?	cēnpok

Noun

전복 • (jeonbok) (hanja 顚覆).

1. flipping, overturn
2. overthrow, subversion

Derived terms

• 전복하다 (jeonbokhada)
• 전복되다 (jeonbokdoeda)

Further reading

• 전복 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.