복병

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 伏兵, from 伏 (“ambush”) + 兵 (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bokbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bogbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?pokpyŏng
Yale Romanization?pokpyeng

Noun

복병 • (bokbyeong) (hanja 伏兵)

  1. a hidden army lying in ambush
    저 산 뒤에 복병을 두도록 해라.
    jeo san dwi-e bokbyeong-eul dudorok haera.
    Have a hidden army sent behind that mountain.
  2. an unwelcome surprise
    시험 때마다 수학이 항상 복병이야.
    siheom ttaemada suhag-i hangsang bokbyeong-iya.
    In every exam, math is always the unwelcome surprise.
    • 2020 February, “그때 그 시절 디즈니 덕후들에게 [geuttae geu sijeol dijeuni deokhudeurege, To the Disney otakus of that time and age]”, in 월간샘터 [wolgansaemteo], page 87:
      어렵게 복원을 마치자 또 다른 복병이 나타났다. 월트디즈니사와의 저작권 문제가 불거진 것이었다.
      Eoryeopge bogwon-eul machija tto dareun bokbyeong-i natanatda. Wolteudijeunisawa-ui jeojakgwon munje-ga bulgeojin geos-ieotda.
      Once the reconstruction had been finished with difficulty, there was another unwelcome surprise. A copyright dispute had erupted with the Walt Disney Company.
    • 2020 November 8, “국정심판론속 코로나 복병에 무너진 트럼프…정반대로 간 바이든 [gukjeongsimpallonsok korona bokbyeong'e muneojin teureompeu…jeongbandaero gan baideun]”, in 소방뉴스 [sobangnyuseu]‎, Republic of Korea National Fire Agency:
      탄탄한 경제지표에 힘입어 재선 가능성이 상당하다는 평가를 받았다. 그러나 코로나19가 복병이었다.
      Tantanhan gyeongjejipyo-e himibeo jaeseon ganeungseong-i sangdanghadaneun pyeongga-reul badatda. Geureona korona19-ga bokbyeong-ieotda.
      Bolstered by solid economic indicators, chances at reelection were judged as considerable. But COVID-19 was the unwelcome surprise.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 腹柄.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bokbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bogbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?pokpyŏng
Yale Romanization?pokpyeng

Noun

복병 • (bokbyeong) (hanja 腹柄)

  1. (entomology) Synonym of 배자루마디 (baejarumadi, “petiole of a bee or ant”)
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