Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 외부(外部) (oebu) + .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)buin] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)buin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oebu'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oebu'in
McCune–Reischauer?oebuin
Yale Romanization?ōypuin

Noun

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외부인 (oebu'in) (hanja 外部人)

  1. outsider