소변검사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 소변(小便) (sobyeon, “urine”) + 검사(檢査) (geomsa, “examination”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)bjʌ̹n kɘ(ː)msʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)변 검(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sobyeon geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sobyeon geomsa
McCune–Reischauer?sobyŏn kŏmsa
Yale Romanization?sōpyen kēmsa

Noun

소변검사 • (sobyeon'geomsa) (hanja 小便檢査)

  1. urinalysis
    Synonym: 오줌검사(檢査) (ojumgeomsa)
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