영부인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 令夫人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋbuin]
• Phonetic hangul: [영부인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongbu'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongbu'in
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngbuin
Yale Romanization?	yengpuin

Noun

영부인 • (yeongbu'in) (hanja 令夫人)

1. (honorific) (someone else's) wife, madam
2. the First Lady

   대통령 영부인(大統領令夫人) ― daetongnyeong yeongbu'in ― the President's wife, the First Lady