국보위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 國保委.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)k̚p͈o̞ɥi] ~ [ˈku(ː)k̚p͈o̞y]
• Phonetic hangul: [국(ː)뽀위]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gukbowi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gugbowi
McCune–Reischauer?	Kukpowi
Yale Romanization?	kwūkpowi

Proper noun

국보위 • (Gukbowi) (hanja 國保委)

1. (historical) Short for 국가보위비상대책위원회 (Gukgabowibisangdaechaegwiwonhoe, “Special Committee for National Security Measures”), the military junta established by Chun Doo-hwan after the Coup d'état of December Twelfth