밥그릇

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (bap, rice) +‎ 그릇 (geureut, bowl).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bapgeureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?babgeuleus
McCune–Reischauer?papkŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?papkulus

Noun

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밥그릇 (bapgeureut)

  1. rice bowl
  2. (figuratively) territory, turf
    밥그릇 손대 거야!Wae nam-ui bapgeureus-e sondae-neun geoya!Why are you meddling with someone else's territory?
  3. (figuratively) fertile land
    Synonym: 미작지대(米作地帶) (mijakjidae)
    동남아 밥그릇이다.Dongnama-neun bapgeureus-ida.Southeast Asia is a rice bowl.