고참병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 고참(古參) (gocham, “old-timer”) + 병(兵) (byeong, “soldier”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠mbjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)참병]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gochambyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gochambyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	koch'ambyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kō.champyeng

Noun

고참병 • (gochambyeong) (hanja 古參兵)

1. (military) veteran