"부패" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpu(ː)pʰɛ] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ˈpu(ː)pʰe̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: bupae [romanization], 腐敗 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|腐敗}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|腐|rot|敗|wither}} Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=腐敗}} 부패 • (bupae) (hanja 腐敗)
  1. decomposition
    Sense id: en-부패-ko-noun-cXcEEmpU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. corruption
    Sense id: en-부패-ko-noun-4VLYZryF Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 29 71 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 비리 (biri) (alt: 非理) (english: corruption, irregularity), 썩다 (sseokda) (english: rot), 썩어빠지다 (sseogeoppajida) (english: be utterly rotten) Derived forms: 부패하다 (bupaehada) (english: be corrupt) [adjective] Related terms: 부정부패 (bujeongbupae) (alt: 不正腐敗) (english: corruption)
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "淸廉",
      "english": "upright",
      "roman": "cheongnyeom",
      "word": "청렴"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "be corrupt",
      "roman": "bupaehada",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "부패하다"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "腐敗"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "腐",
        "2": "rot",
        "3": "敗",
        "4": "wither"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bupae",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "腐敗",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "腐敗"
      },
      "expansion": "부패 • (bupae) (hanja 腐敗)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "不正腐敗",
      "english": "corruption",
      "roman": "bujeongbupae",
      "word": "부정부패"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-부패-ko-noun-cXcEEmpU",
      "links": [
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          "decomposition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
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          "name": "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "corrupt boss",
          "roman": "bupaehan chaegimja",
          "text": "부패한 책임자",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corruption"
      ],
      "id": "en-부패-ko-noun-4VLYZryF",
      "links": [
        [
          "corruption",
          "corruption"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpu(ː)pʰɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpu(ː)pʰe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "부(ː)패"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "부(ː)페"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "非理",
      "english": "corruption, irregularity",
      "roman": "biri",
      "word": "비리"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rot",
      "roman": "sseokda",
      "word": "썩다"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "be utterly rotten",
      "roman": "sseogeoppajida",
      "word": "썩어빠지다"
    }
  ],
  "word": "부패"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "淸廉",
      "english": "upright",
      "roman": "cheongnyeom",
      "word": "청렴"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "be corrupt",
      "roman": "bupaehada",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "부패하다"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "腐敗"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "腐",
        "2": "rot",
        "3": "敗",
        "4": "wither"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 腐敗, from 腐 (“rot”) + 敗 (“wither”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bupae",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "腐敗",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "腐敗"
      },
      "expansion": "부패 • (bupae) (hanja 腐敗)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "alt": "不正腐敗",
      "english": "corruption",
      "roman": "bujeongbupae",
      "word": "부정부패"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "decomposition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decomposition",
          "decomposition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "corrupt boss",
          "roman": "bupaehan chaegimja",
          "text": "부패한 책임자",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corruption"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corruption",
          "corruption"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpu(ː)pʰɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpu(ː)pʰe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "부(ː)패"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "부(ː)페"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "非理",
      "english": "corruption, irregularity",
      "roman": "biri",
      "word": "비리"
    },
    {
      "english": "rot",
      "roman": "sseokda",
      "word": "썩다"
    },
    {
      "english": "be utterly rotten",
      "roman": "sseogeoppajida",
      "word": "썩어빠지다"
    }
  ],
  "word": "부패"
}

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