염병

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 染病.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeombyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbyŏng
Yale Romanization?yēmpyeng

Noun

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염병 (yeombyeong) (hanja 染病)

  1. (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
  2. Short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong).
  3. (colloquial) commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity
    Synonym: 지랄 (jiral)

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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