빌미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 빌믜〮 (Yale: pìlmúy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [piɭmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [빌미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bilmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bilmi
McCune–Reischauer?	pilmi
Yale Romanization?	pil.mi

Noun

빌미 • (bilmi)

1. a pretext, reason, or cause (typically for something bad to happen)