범부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 凡夫

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)mbu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [범(ː)부]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?beombu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?beombu
    McCune–Reischauer?pŏmbu
    Yale Romanization?pēmpu

    Noun

    범부 • (beombu) (hanja 凡夫)

    1. ordinary person; mortal person
    2. (Buddhism) unenlightened person
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