흡혈

Korean

Derived verbs

Active	흡혈하다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 吸血.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯpʰjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [흐펼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heuphyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heubhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭphyŏl
Yale Romanization?	hup.hyel

Noun

흡혈 • (heuphyeol) (hanja 吸血)

1. bloodsucking

Derived terms

• 흡혈귀 (吸血鬼, heuphyeolgwi, “vampire”)
• 흡혈동물 (吸血動物, heuphyeoldongmul, “haematophage”)
• 흡혈박쥐 (吸血--, heuphyeolbakjwi, “vampire bat”)
• 흡혈오징어 (吸血---, heuphyeorojing'eo, “vampire squid”)