정보
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [정보]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongbo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongbo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngbo |
| Yale Romanization? | cengpo |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 情報, from 情 (“situation”) + 報 (“report, tell, announce”)
Noun
정보 • (jeongbo) (hanja 情報)
Derived terms
- 정보화 (情報化, jeongbohwa, “digitization”)
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 町步, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 町歩 (chōbu).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [정보]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeongbo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongbo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngbo |
| Yale Romanization? | cengpo |
Noun
정보 • (jeongbo) (hanja 町步)
- An area unit, approximately 9917.4 m².
Usage notes
Now chiefly used in North Korea, especially in agriculture, whereas in South Korea, the unit hectare (10000 m²) is more commonly seen. A 정보(町步) (jeongbo) equals 3000 평(坪) (pyeong), the latter still in common use in both Koreas.