부응

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 副應, from 副 (“match”) + 應 (“respond”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)응]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bueung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bueung
McCune–Reischauer?puŭng
Yale Romanization?pūung

Noun

부응 • (bueung) (hanja 副應)

  1. satisfaction, meet expectations
    국민의 여망에 부응하다 ― gungmin-ui yeomang-e bueung-hada ― meeting the expectations of the people

Derived terms

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