예비군

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豫備 (“prepare, guard against”) + 軍 (“army, military”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yebigun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yebigun
McCune–Reischauer?	yebigun
Yale Romanization?	yēypikwun

Noun

예비군 • (yebigun) (hanja 豫備軍)

1. armed reserve, reservists