보필

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 輔弼.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)pʰiɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)필]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bopil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bopil
    McCune–Reischauer?pop'il
    Yale Romanization?pō.phil

    Noun

    보필 • (bopil) (hanja 輔弼)

    1. assisting a superior (typically a ruler)

    Derived terms

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