책벌레

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

책(冊) (chaek) +‎ 벌레 (beolle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰɛk̚p͈ʌ̹ɭɭe̞] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞k̚p͈ʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [책뻘레/첵뻘레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chaekbeolle
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chaegbeolle
McCune–Reischauer?ch'aekpŏlle
Yale Romanization?chaykpelley

Noun[edit]

책벌레 • (chaekbeolle)

  1. bookworm (any of various insects that infest books)
  2. (figuratively) bookworm (an avid book reader)
    Synonym: 독서광(讀書狂) (dokseogwang)
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