계피

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 桂皮.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyepi
McCune–Reischauer?kyep'i
Yale Romanization?kyēy.phi

Noun

계피 • (gyepi) (hanja 桂皮)

  1. (spice) cinnamon bark, especially of Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
    Synonym: 시나몬 (sinamon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鷄皮.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyepi
McCune–Reischauer?kyep'i
Yale Romanization?kyey.phi

Noun

계피 • (gyepi) (hanja 鷄皮)

  1. chicken skin
  2. (figurative) aged skin of an elderly person
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