서방

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [서방]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seobang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seobang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏbang
Yale Romanization?	sepang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 西方

Noun

서방 • (seobang) (hanja 西方)

1. west

   Synonym: 서쪽 (seojjok)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 書房

Noun

서방 • (seobang) (hanja 書房)

1. (impolite) husband

   Synonym: (polite) 서방님 (seobangnim)

2. (preceded by a surname) son-in-law, brother-in-law
3. (dated, preceded by a surname) person, someone who has no official title