포병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 砲兵 (“artilleryman”). Cognate with Japanese 砲兵(ほうへい) (hōhei) and Vietnamese pháo binh.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞bjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [포병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pobyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pobyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'obyŏng
Yale Romanization?	phopyeng

Noun

포병 • (pobyeong) (hanja 砲兵)

1. gunner, bombardier, artilleryman, artillery unit

   Synonym: 포수(砲手) (posu)

Derived terms

• 야전포병(野戰砲兵) (yajeonpobyeong, “field artillery”)
• 포병대대(砲兵大隊) (pobyeongdaedae, “artillery battalion”)
• 포병연대(砲兵連帶) (pobyeong'yeondae, “artillery regiment”)