밥그릇
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “rice”) + 그릇 (geureut, “bowl”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠p̚k͈ɯɾɯt̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [밥끄륻]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bapgeureut |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | babgeuleus |
| McCune–Reischauer? | papkŭrŭt |
| Yale Romanization? | papkulus |
Noun
밥그릇 • (bapgeureut)
- rice bowl
- (figuratively) territory, turf
- 왜 남의 밥그릇에 손대는 거야! ― Wae nam-ui bapgeureus-e sondae-neun geoya! ― Why are you meddling with someone else's territory?
- (figuratively) fertile land
- 동남아는 밥그릇이다. ― Dongnama-neun bapgeureus-ida. ― Southeast Asia is a rice bowl.
- Synonym: 미작지대(米作地帶) (mijakjidae)