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