계집애

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 계집 (gyejip) +‎ 애 (ae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)d͡ʑibɛ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑibɛ] ~ [ˈkje̞(ː)d͡ʑibe̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)d͡ʑibe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)지배/게(ː)지배/계(ː)지베/게(ː)지베]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyejibae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyejib'ae
McCune–Reischauer?kyejibae
Yale Romanization?kyēycip.ay

Noun

계집애 • (gyejibae)

  1. (colloquial) girl, chick
    계집애처럼 던지는데요? ― gyejibaecheoreom deonjineundeyo? ― You throw like a girl.
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