변호사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 辯護士 (“lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi). Cognate with Jeju 벤호사 (benhosa), Hakka 辯護士 / 辩护士 (phien-fu-sṳ), and Min Nan 辯護士 / 辩护士 (piān-hō͘-sū, piǎn-hō͘-sǐr).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeonhosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonhosa
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏnhosa
Yale Romanization?	pyēn.hosa

Noun

변호사 • (byeonhosa) (hanja 辯護士)

1. lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister