유보

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jubo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [유보]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yubo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yubo
McCune–Reischauer?	yubo
Yale Romanization?	yupo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 留保 (“to reserve, to defer”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	유보(留保) (yubo)
North Korean Standard Language	류보(留保) (ryubo)

유보 • (yubo) (hanja 留保)

1. deferral, delaying; reservation (of a decision)

   Synonym: 보류(保留) (boryu)

   졸업 유보 ― joreop yubo ― deferral of graduation

   결정 유보 ― gyeoljeong yubo ― deferring the decision

Derived terms

verbs

• 유보(留保)되다 (yubodoeda)
• 유보(留保)하다 (yubohada)

 

nouns

• 유보적(留保的) (yubojeok)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 遊步 (“stroll”).

Noun

유보 • (yubo) (hanja 遊步)

1. (dated) stroll

   Synonym: (common nowadays) 산책(散策) (sanchaek)

Derived terms

verbs

• 유보(遊步)되다 (yubodoeda)
• 유보(遊步)하다 (yubohada)

 

nouns

• 유보자(遊步者) (yuboja)
• 유보장(遊步場) (yubojang)