공부자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 孔夫子

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋbud͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)부자]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Gongbuja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gongbuja
    McCune–Reischauer?Kongbuja
    Yale Romanization?kōngpuca

    Proper noun

    공부자 • (Gongbuja) (hanja 孔夫子)

    1. Confucius
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