여우비

Korean

Etymology

여우 (yeou, “fox”) +‎ 비 (bi, “rain”), probably from an ancient legend in which a cloud loving a fox cried sadly when the fox was going to get married. Also refer to synonymous Japanese 狐の嫁入り (kitsune no yomeiri, literally “the marriage of the fox”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ubi]
Phonetic hangul: [여우비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeoubi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeoubi
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏubi
Yale Romanization^?	yewupi

Noun

여우비 • (yeoubi)

sun shower (a short spell of rain with sunshine, light rain while the sun shines)