구원투수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 구원(救援) (guwon, “relief”) + 투수(投手) (tusu, “pitcher”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)wʌ̹n tʰusʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)원 투수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guwon tusu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guwon tusu
McCune–Reischauer?	kuwŏn t'usu
Yale Romanization?	kwūwen thwuswu

Noun

구원투수 • (guwontusu) (hanja 救援投手)

1. (baseball) relief pitcher

   Coordinate term: 선발투수(先發投手) (seonbaltusu)

See also

• 마무리투수(投手) (mamuritusu)