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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eop |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eob |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏp |
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| Yale Romanization? | ep |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 業 (“work; karma”).
Noun
업 • (eop) (hanja 業)
- (literary) work, job (especially lifelong work)
망나니 노릇이 그의 종생의 업이었다.- Mangnani noreus-i geu-ui jongsaeng-ui eob-ieotda.
- The business of executioner was his lifelong work.
- (Buddhism, figurative) karma
잇따른 비운도 내 업이라 생각한다.- Itttareun biun-do nae eob-ira saenggak-handa.
- I consider the continuing tragedies, too, to be my karma.
- (folk religion, shamanism) A household spirit of wealth, often thought to appear in the form of various wild animals.
우리 집에 긴업이 들었으니 경사스러운 일일세.- Uri jib-e gineob-i deureosseuni gyeongsaseureoun ir-ilse.
- A lucky snake has come into our house, what an auspicious event!
Suffix
—업 • (-eop) (hanja 業)
- industry
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
업 (eop)