비서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祕書 (“secretary”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)sʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)서]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biseo
McCune–Reischauer?pisŏ
Yale Romanization?pīse

Noun

비서 • (biseo) (hanja 祕書)

  1. secretary
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