Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 見習生.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)nsʰɯps͈ɛŋ] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)nsʰɯps͈e̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonseupsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonseubsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnsŭpsaeng
Yale Romanization?kyēnsup.sayng

Noun

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견습생 (gyeonseupsaeng) (hanja 見習生)

  1. apprentice; trainee