보필

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 輔弼.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)pʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)필]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bopil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bopil
McCune–Reischauer?pop'il
Yale Romanization?pō.phil

Noun

보필 • (bopil) (hanja 輔弼)

  1. assisting a superior (typically a ruler)

Derived terms

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