Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 保全.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

보전 (bojeon) (hanja 保全)

  1. preservation; conservation

Derived terms edit