빈틈
Korean
Etymology
Univerbation of 빈 (bin) + 틈 (teum).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ntʰɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [빈(ː)틈]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | binteum |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | binteum |
McCune–Reischauer? | pint'ŭm |
Yale Romanization? | pīnthum |
Noun
빈틈 • (binteum)
- gap, opening
- unpreparedness, oversight, inattention