Korean

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Etymology

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보필(輔弼) (bopil) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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보필하다 (bopilhada) (infinitive 보필해 or 보필하여, sequential 보필하니, hanja 輔弼하다)

  1. to assist a superior (typically a ruler)
    대통령 보필하다daetongnyeong-eul bopilhadato assist the president

Conjugation

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