응보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應報, from 應 (“respond”) + 報 (“revenge”). See also Chinese 報應 / 报应 (bàoyìng).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋbo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)보]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eungbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungbo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngbo
Yale Romanization?ūngpo

Noun

응보 • (eungbo) (hanja 應報)

  1. retribution, revenge
  2. (Buddhism) karma
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