비어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 卑語／鄙語.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bieo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bieo
McCune–Reischauer?piŏ
Yale Romanization?pīe

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 卑語／鄙語)

  1. obscenity; profanity; swear word
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