해병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海兵, from 海 (“sea, ocean”) + 兵 (“soldier”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)병/헤(ː)병]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haebyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haebyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	haebyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hāypyeng

Noun

해병 • (haebyeong) (hanja 海兵)

1. a marine; a sailor in a navy

Derived terms

• 상선 해병 (商船海兵, sangseon haebyeong, “merchant marine”)