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예비

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 豫備.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)bi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yebi
McCune–Reischauer?yebi
Yale Romanization?yēypi

Noun

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예비 (yebi) (hanja 豫備)

  1. reserves
  2. preparation

Derived terms

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