계부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 繼父.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)bu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)부/게(ː)부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyebu
McCune–Reischauer?	kyebu
Yale Romanization?	kyēypu

Noun

계부 • (gyebu) (hanja 繼父)

1. stepfather

Synonyms

• 새아버지 (saeabeoji)
• 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji)