일등병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一等兵.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ildeungbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ildeungbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	ildŭngbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	īltungpyeng

Noun

일등병 • (ildeungbyeong) (hanja 一等兵)

1. (military) private first class