경호원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警護 (“bodyguard”) + 員 (“personnel”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋβo̞wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)호원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonghowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonghowon
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnghowŏn
Yale Romanization?kyēnghowen

Noun

경호원 • (gyeonghowon) (hanja 警護員)

  1. guard; bodyguard
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