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
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹ubi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여우비]
Revised Romanization? yeoubi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeoubi
McCune–Reischauer? yŏubi
Yale Romanization? yewupi

Noun

여우비 • (yeoubi)

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