보복

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 報復.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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보복 (bobok) (hanja 報復)

  1. revenge; reprisal; retaliation
    보복관세bobok-gwanseretaliatory tariffs

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