부임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赴任.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bu'im
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bu'im
McCune–Reischauer?	puim
Yale Romanization?	pūim

Noun

부임 • (bu'im) (hanja 赴任)

1. taking up a new post

Derived terms

• 부임하다 (bu'imhada)