조직폭력배

Korean

Alternative forms

• 조폭(組暴) (jopok) — clipping

Etymology

From 조직(組織) (jojik, “organization”) +‎ 폭력(暴力) (pongnyeok, “violence”) +‎ 배(輩) (-bae, “group of people”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞d͡ʑik̚pʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹k̚p͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕo̞d͡ʑik̚pʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹k̚p͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [조직퐁녁빼/조직퐁녁뻬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jojikpongnyeokbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jojigpoglyeogbae
McCune–Reischauer?	chojikp'ongnyŏkpae
Yale Romanization?	cocikphoklyekpay

Noun

조직폭력배 • (jojikpongnyeokbae) (hanja 組織暴力輩)

1. (crime) group of people committing organized violence; gangster