일병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一兵.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɭbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [일(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?ilbyŏng
Yale Romanization?īl.pyeng

Noun

일병 • (ilbyeong) (hanja 一兵)

  1. (military) short for 일등병(一等兵) (ildeungbyeong)
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