폄훼

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 貶毁.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeomhwe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeomhwe
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏmhwe
Yale Romanization?	phyēmhwey

Noun

폄훼 • (pyeomhwe) (hanja 貶毁)

1. disparagement

Derived terms

• 폄훼하다 (貶毁—, pyeomhwehada)
• 폄훼되다 (貶毁—, pyeomhwedoeda)