Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 令夫人.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongbu'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongbu'in
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngbuin
Yale Romanization?yengpuin

Noun edit

영부인 (yeongbu'in) (hanja 令夫人)

  1. (honorific) (someone else's) wife, madam
  2. the First Lady
    대통령 영부인(大統領令夫人)daetongnyeong yeongbu'inthe President's wife, the First Lady