Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 會計士 (accountant)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡje̞sʰa̠] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡje̞sʰa̠] ~ [ˈɸwe̞(ː)ɡe̞sʰa̠] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)ɡe̞sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoegyesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoegyesa
McCune–Reischauer?hoegyesa
Yale Romanization?hōykyeysa

Noun

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회계사 (hoegyesa) (hanja 會計士)

  1. accountant