경비원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 警備員, from 警備 (“guarding”) + 員 (“personnel”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋbiwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)비원]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongbiwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbiwon
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbiwŏn
Yale Romanization?kyēngpiwen

Noun

경비원 • (gyeongbiwon) (hanja 警備員)

  1. watchman, guard, security guard
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