소제부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 掃除婦.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)d͡ʑe̞bu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sojebu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sojebu
    McCune–Reischauer?sojebu
    Yale Romanization?sōceypu

    Noun

    소제부 • (sojebu) (hanja 掃除婦)

    1. (dated) cleaning woman, cleaning lady, charwoman