Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 輔弼.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)pʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bopil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bopil
McCune–Reischauer?pop'il
Yale Romanization?pō.phil

Noun

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보필 (bopil) (hanja 輔弼)

  1. assisting a superior (typically a ruler)

Derived terms

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