보병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 步兵

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)병]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bobyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bobyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pobyŏng
Yale Romanization?	pōpyeng

Noun

보병 • (bobyeong) (hanja 步兵)

1. infantryman