야비하다

야비하다

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 野卑, 野鄙 (“dirty”) + adjective suffix —하다 (hada)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈja̠ːbiɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[야ː비하다]

Revised Romanization? yabihada Revised Romanization (translit.)? yabihada McCune–Reischauer? yabihada Yale Romanization? yāpihata

Noun

야비하다 • (yabihada) (hanja 野卑하다, 野鄙하다)

1. dirty; underhanded; base; mean; cunning
   • 2006, National Institute of Korean History (국사편찬위원회 (Guksapyeonchanwiwonhoe)), quoting Choe Manri (최만리(崔萬理)), 《세종장헌대왕실록》(世宗莊憲大王實錄)‎, translation of 집현전 부제학 최만리 등이 언문 제작의 부당함을 아뢰다 (jiphyeonjeon bujehak choemalli deung-i eonmun jejagui budanghameul aroeda), 2nd month of 1444 AD (二十六年二月二十日), Veritable Records of King Sejong 《세종장헌대왕실록》(世宗莊憲大王實錄), archived from the original on 12 May 2016:

     어찌 예로부터 시행하던 폐단 없는 글을 고쳐서 따로 야비하고 상스러운 무익한 글자를 창조하시나이까.

     Eojji yerobuteo sihaenghadeon pyedan eomneun geureul gochyeoseo ttaro yabihago sangseureoun mu-ikhan geuljareul changjohasinaikka.

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