응보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應報, from 應 (“respond”) + 報 (“revenge”). See also Chinese 報應／报应 (bàoyìng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋbo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)보]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eungbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eungbo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭngbo
Yale Romanization?	ūngpo

Noun

응보 • (eungbo) (hanja 應報)

1. retribution, revenge
2. (Buddhism) karma