여우비
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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
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeoubi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeoubi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏubi |
| Yale Romanization? | yewupi |
Noun
여우비 • (yeoubi)
- sun shower (a short spell of rain with sunshine, light rain while the sun shines)