Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 來賓.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)bin] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)bin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naebin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naebin
McCune–Reischauer?naebin
Yale Romanization?nāypin
South Korean
Standard Language
내빈(來賓) (naebin)
North Korean
Standard Language
래빈(來賓) (raebin)

Noun

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내빈 (naebin) (hanja 來賓)

  1. guest, visitor