Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 고참(古參) (gocham, old-timer) + 병(兵) (byeong, soldier).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠mbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gochambyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gochambyeong
McCune–Reischauer?koch'ambyŏng
Yale Romanization?kō.champyeng

Noun

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고참병 (gochambyeong) (hanja 古參兵)

  1. (military) veteran