준비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 準備, from 準 (“standard”) + 備 (“readiness”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)nbi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [준(ː)비]
    • 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
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