Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 抱負.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pobu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pobu
McCune–Reischauer?p'obu
Yale Romanization?phōpu

Noun

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포부 (pobu) (hanja 抱負)

  1. ambition; aspiration