이병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二兵.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	ibyŏng
Yale Romanization?	īpyeng

Noun

이병 • (ibyeong) (hanja 二兵)

1. (military) Short for 이등병(二等兵) (ideungbyeong).