공부자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孔夫子

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gongbuja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gongbuja
McCune–Reischauer?	Kongbuja
Yale Romanization?	kōngpuca

Proper noun

공부자 • (Gongbuja) (hanja 孔夫子)

1. Confucius