Korean

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South Korean
Standard Language
노병 (nobyeong)
North Korean
Standard Language
로병 (robyeong)

Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 老兵.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nobyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nobyeong
McCune–Reischauer?nobyŏng
Yale Romanization?nōpyeng

Noun

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노병 (nobyeong) (hanja 老兵)

  1. veteran; old soldier