포주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 抱主.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	poju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	poju
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oju
Yale Romanization?	phōcwu

Noun

포주 • (poju) (hanja 抱主)

1. pimp

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 庖廚.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [포주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	poju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	poju
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oju
Yale Romanization?	phocwu

Noun

포주 • (poju) (hanja 庖廚)

1. Alternative form of 푸주(庖廚) (puju)