이병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二兵.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ibyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibyeong
McCune–Reischauer?ibyŏng
Yale Romanization?īpyeng

Noun

이병 • (ibyeong) (hanja 二兵)

  1. (military) short for 이등병(二等兵) (ideungbyeong)
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