준비

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 準備, from (standard) + (readiness)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    준비 • (junbi) (hanja 準備)

    1. readiness, preparation

    Derived terms