예비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豫備.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yebi
McCune–Reischauer?	yebi
Yale Romanization?	yēypi

Noun

예비 • (yebi) (hanja 豫備)

1. reserves
2. preparation

Derived terms

• 예비군(豫備軍) (yebigun)
• 예비병(豫備兵) (yebibyeong)
• 예비신문(豫備訊問) (yebisinmun)