사대부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 士大夫.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠dɛbu] ~ [sʰa̠de̞bu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sadaebu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sadaebu
    McCune–Reischauer?sadaebu
    Yale Romanization?sataypu

    Noun

    사대부 • (sadaebu) (hanja 士大夫)

    1. (archaic, historical) scholar-official; literati