반발

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反撥

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?banbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banbal
McCune–Reischauer?panbal
Yale Romanization?pānpal

Noun

반발 (banbal) (hanja 反撥)

  1. repulsion, resistance