포병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 砲兵 (“artilleryman”). Cognate with Japanese 砲兵(ほうへい) (hōhei) and Vietnamese pháo binh.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞bjʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [포병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	pobyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	pobyeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'obyŏng
Yale Romanization^?	phopyeng

Noun

포병 • (pobyeong) (hanja 砲兵)

gunner, bombardier, artilleryman, artillery unit
Synonym: 포수(砲手) (posu)

Derived terms

야전포병(野戰砲兵) (yajeonpobyeong, “field artillery”)
포병대대(砲兵大隊) (pobyeongdaedae, “artillery battalion”)
포병연대(砲兵連帶) (pobyeong'yeondae, “artillery regiment”)

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