바보

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈpa̠ːbo̞]
Phonetic Hangul[바:보]

Revised Romanization^?	babo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	babo
McCune–Reischauer^?	pabo
Yale Romanization^?	pāpo

Noun

바보 • (babo)

fool, moron, idiot

Synonyms

멍청이 (meongcheong-i, “fool, moron”)
멍텅구리 (meongteongguri, “fool, moron”)
백치 (白癡/白痴, baekchi, “idiot”)
천치 (天痴, cheonchi, “idiot”)

Antonyms

천재 (天才, cheonjae, “genius”)

Related terms

모르다 (moreuda, “to be ignorant”)

See also

벙어리 (beong-eori, “mute”)
버버리 (beobeori, “(informal) mute”)

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