넙치

넙치

Korean

[1] Flatfish.

Etymology

From 넓— (neol-, “to be wide”) (넙— (neop-) in Middle Korean) and the suffix —치 (chi, “...fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[nʌ̹p̚t͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic Hangul[넙치]

Revised Romanization? neopchi Revised Romanization (translit.)? neobchi McCune–Reischauer? nŏpch'i Yale Romanization? nepchi

Noun

넙치 • (neopchi)

1. flatfish, fluke, halibut
2. (figuratively, humorous) a round and flat face (or a person with such a face)