외부인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 외부(外部) (oebu) + 人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)buin] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)buin]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)부인/외(ː)부인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oebu'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oebu'in
McCune–Reischauer?	oebuin
Yale Romanization?	ōypuin

Noun

외부인 • (oebu'in) (hanja 外部人)

1. outsider