홍위병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 紅衛兵, an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 紅衛兵红卫兵 (hóngwèibīng).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋɥibjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ɸʷo̞ŋybjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hong'wibyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hong'wibyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?hongwibyŏng
    Yale Romanization?hongwipyeng

    Noun

    홍위병 • (hong'wibyeong) (hanja 紅衛兵)

    1. hongweibing, red guard of China