부자

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 富者, from (rich) + (person).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?buja
McCune–Reischauer?puja
Yale Romanization?pūca

Noun

부자 (buja) (hanja 富者)

  1. a rich person
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 父子, from (father) + (son).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?buja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?buja
McCune–Reischauer?puja
Yale Romanization?puca

Noun

부자 (buja) (hanja 父子)

  1. father and son
Derived terms
See also