Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 하숙(下宿) (hasuk) + 비(費) (bi).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)sʰuk̚p͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hasukbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hasugbi
McCune–Reischauer?hasukpi
Yale Romanization?hāswukpi

Noun

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하숙비 (hasukbi) (hanja 下宿費)

  1. room and board charges, rent, boarding expenses