변덕스럽다

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Korean

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Etymology

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변덕(變德) (byeondeok, fickleness) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda, adjective-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ndʌ̹ks͈ɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeondeokseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeondeogseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏndŏksŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?pyēntek.sulepta

Adjective

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변덕스럽다 (byeondeokseureopda) (infinitive 변덕스러워, sequential 변덕스러우니, hanja 變德스럽다)

  1. (of a person, of the weather, etc.) to be fickle, to be mercurial, to be capricious

Conjugation

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