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- Korean · derived from비(非)“un-, not”
- English today4B
From four Korean words starting with Korean 비(非) (bi, “un-, not”), thus literally translated as "four nos".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead. Full definition →
From four Korean words starting with Korean 비(非) (bi, “un-, not”), thus literally translated as "four nos".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.