Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 警護 (bodyguard) + (personnel).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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경호원 (gyeonghowon) (hanja 警護員)

  1. guard; bodyguard