Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 經費.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbi
Yale Romanization?kyengpi

Noun

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경비 (gyeongbi) (hanja 經費)

  1. expenses; cost

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 警備.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋbi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbi
Yale Romanization?kyēngpi

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 경비하다

경비 (gyeongbi) (hanja 警備)

  1. security, guard (act of safeguarding something)
    경비 서다gyeongbi-reul seodato keep guard
Derived terms
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