비어

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bieo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bieo
McCune–Reischauer?	piŏ
Yale Romanization?	pīe

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 卑語／鄙語.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 卑語／鄙語)

1. obscenity; profanity; swear word

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 飛魚.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 飛魚)

1. flying fish

   Synonym: 날치 (nalchi)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鯡魚.

Noun

비어 • (bieo) (hanja 鯡魚)

1. herring (fish)

   Synonym: 청어 (cheong'eo)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English beer.

Noun

비어 • (bieo)

1. beer

   Synonym: 맥주 (maekju)