공부자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孔夫子

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋbud͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)부자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gongbuja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gongbuja
McCune–Reischauer?Kongbuja
Yale Romanization?kōngpuca

Proper noun

공부자 • (Gongbuja) (hanja 孔夫子)

  1. Confucius
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