비번

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)bʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)번]
    • 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

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 非番)

  1. off duty
Antonyms

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 秘番)

  1. (colloquial) Short for 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho, “password”).
Usage notes
2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
Would you say 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) or 비번 (bibeon) for "password"?
Age cohort16 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 5556 to 6565 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 respondents0 respondents0 respondents0 respondent2 respondents2 respondents
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