비번

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)bʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)번]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bibeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bibeon
McCune–Reischauer?pibŏn
Yale Romanization?pīpen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 當番.

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 非番)

  1. off duty
    Antonym: 당번(當番) (dangbeon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 秘番.

Noun

비번 • (bibeon) (hanja 秘番)

  1. (colloquial) short for 비밀번호(秘密番號) (bimilbeonho, “password”)
Usage notes
2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
Would you say 비밀번호(秘密番號) (bimilbeonho) or 비번(秘番) (bibeon) for "password"?
Age cohort 16 to 25 26 to 35 36 to 45 46 to 55 56 to 65 65 or above
비밀번호(秘密番號) (bimilbeonho) 27 respondents
(39%)		 23 respondents
(40%)		 19 respondents
(42%)		 39 respondents
(61%)		 20 respondents
(87%)		 49 respondents
(90%)
비번(秘番) (bibeon) 42 respondents
(61%)		 34 respondents
(60%)		 14 respondents
(58%)		 25 respondents
(39%)		 1 respondents
(4%)		 3 respondents
(6%)
Other 0 respondents 0 respondents 0 respondents 0 respondent 2 respondents 2 respondents
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