벨튀

Korean

Etymology

벨 (bel, from English bell) +‎ 튀 (twi, short for 튀다 (twida, “to run away”)).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pe̞ɭtʰɥi] ~ [pe̞ɭtʰy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [벨튀]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beltwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beltwi
McCune–Reischauer?pelt'wi
Yale Romanization?peyl.thwi

Noun

벨튀 • (beltwi)

  1. (slang) prank in which you ring a stranger's doorbell and run away
  2. ding-dong ditch
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