이등병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二等兵.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ideungbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ideungbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	idŭngbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	ītungpyeng

Noun

이등병 • (ideungbyeong) (hanja 二等兵)

1. (military) private