경비

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 經費.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongbi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbi
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbi
    Yale Romanization?kyengpi

    Noun

    경비 • (gyeongbi) (hanja 經費)

    1. expenses; cost

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 警備.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋbi]
      • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)비]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gyeongbi
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongbi
      McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngbi
      Yale Romanization?kyēngpi

      Noun

      Derived verbs
      Active 경비하다

      경비 • (gyeongbi) (hanja 警備)

      1. security, guard (act of safeguarding something)
        경비를 서다 ― gyeongbi-reul seoda ― to keep guard
      Derived terms
      • 경비대(警備隊) (gyeongbidae)
      • 경비망(警備網) (gyeongbimang)
      • 경비병(警備兵) (gyeongbibyeong)
      • 경비선(警備線) (gyeongbiseon)
      • 경비선(警備船) (gyeongbiseon)
      • 경비실(警備室) (gyeongbisil)
      • 경비원(警備員) (gyeongbiwon)
      • 경비정(警備艇) (gyeongbijeong)
      • 경비진(警備陣) (gyeongbijin)
      • 경비함(警備艦) (gyeongbiham)
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