부패

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pupʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[부패]
Revised Romanization? bupae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bupae
McCune–Reischauer? pup'ae
Yale Romanization? puphay

Noun

부패 • (bupae) (hanja 腐敗)

  1. decomposition
  2. corruption
    • 부패한 책임자 ― bupaehan chaegimja ― currupt boss

Synonyms
  • 비리 (非理, biri, “corruption, irregularity”)
  • 썩다 (sseokda, “rot”)
  • 썩어빠지다 (sseogeoppajida, “be utterly rotten”)

Antonyms
  • 청렴 (淸廉, cheongnyeom, “upright”)

Derived terms
  • adjective: 부패하다 (bupaehada, “be corrupt”)
  • 부정부패 (不正腐敗, bujeongbupae, “corruption”)
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