비서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 秘書 (“secretary”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	biseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	biseo
McCune–Reischauer?	pisŏ
Yale Romanization?	pīse

Noun

비서 • (biseo) (hanja 秘書)

1. secretary