맞벌이

Korean

Etymology

맞 (mat, “facing each other”) +‎ 벌이 (beori, “making money, income”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠t̚p͈ʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangeul: [맏뻐리]

Revised Romanization? matbeori Revised Romanization (translit.)? majbeol-i McCune–Reischauer? matpŏri Yale Romanization? macqpel.i

Noun

맞벌이 • (matbeori)

1. (of husband and wife) working together for a living; joint breadwinning

Derived terms

• 맞벌이하다 (matbeorihada)

See also

• Chinese: 雙職工／双职工 (shuāngzhígōng)