예방

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 豫防 (“prevention”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ba̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [예(ː)방]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yebang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yebang
McCune–Reischauer?yebang
Yale Romanization?yēypang

Noun

예방 • (yebang) (hanja 豫防)

  1. prevention
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