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해병

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 海兵, from (sea, ocean) + (soldier)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haebyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haebyeong
McCune–Reischauer?haebyŏng
Yale Romanization?hāypyeng

Noun

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해병 (haebyeong) (hanja 海兵)

  1. a marine; a sailor in a navy

Derived terms

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