해병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海兵, from 海 (“sea, ocean”) + 兵 (“soldier”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)병/헤(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haebyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haebyeong
McCune–Reischauer?haebyŏng
Yale Romanization?hāypyeng

Noun

해병 • (haebyeong) (hanja 海兵)

  1. a marine; a sailor in a navy

Derived terms
  • 상선 해병 (商船海兵, sangseon haebyeong, “merchant marine”)
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