꾀병

Korean

Etymology

From 꾀 (kkoe, “wit, trick”) + 병 (病, byeong).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈we̞bjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [k͈ø̞bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꿰병/꾀병]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkoebyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkoebyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kkoebyŏng
Yale Romanization?kkoypyeng

Noun

꾀병 • (kkoebyeong)

  1. feigned illness, pretended sickness
    꾀병을 부리다 ― kkoebyeong-eul burida ― to malinger, to feign illness

Derived terms
  • 꾀병하다 (kkoebyeonghada)
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