현행범

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現行犯, from 現行 (“current; active”) + 犯 (“criminal”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹nɦɛŋbʌ̹m] ~ [çʌ̹nɦe̞ŋbʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [현행범/현헹범]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonhaengbeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonhaengbeom
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnhaengbŏm
Yale Romanization?hyen.hayngpem

Noun

현행범 • (hyeonhaengbeom) (hanja 現行犯)

  1. criminal caught red-handed
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