경호원

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 警護 (bodyguard) + (personnel).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋβo̞wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonghowon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonghowon
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnghowŏn
Yale Romanization?kyēnghowen

Noun[edit]

경호원 (gyeonghowon) (hanja 警護員)

  1. guard; bodyguard