회사원

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 會社員, from 會社 (“company”) + 員 (“employee”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwe̞(ː)sʰa̠wʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhø̞(ː)sʰa̠wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [훼(ː)사원/회(ː)사원]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hoesawon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoesawon
    McCune–Reischauer?hoesawŏn
    Yale Romanization?hōysawen

    Noun

    회사원 • (hoesawon) (hanja 會社員)

    1. office worker, (company) employee, (company) worker, (company) staff
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