부패

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pupʰɛ] ~ [pupʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [부패/부페]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bupae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bupae
McCune–Reischauer?	pup'ae
Yale Romanization?	pu.phay

Noun

부패 • (bupae) (hanja 腐敗)

1. decomposition
2. corruption
   • 부패한 책임자 ― bupaehan chaegimja ― currupt boss

Synonyms

• 비리 (非理, biri, “corruption, irregularity”)
• 썩다 (sseokda, “rot”)
• 썩어빠지다 (sseogeoppajida, “be utterly rotten”)

Antonyms

• 청렴 (淸廉, cheongnyeom, “upright”)

Derived terms

• adjective: 부패하다 (bupaehada, “be corrupt”)

Related terms

• 부정부패 (不正腐敗, bujeongbupae, “corruption”)