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Not commonly used for everyone but for the Yangbans, who were the ruling class of medieval Korea (especially during the Joseon dynasty). In ''Jilin leishi'' (鷄林類事), it is phonetically represented as 進, 寺 and 切.
{{rfe|ko|surely this is sinitic from 先輩 or something?}}


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Revision as of 13:58, 29 November 2022

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 션ᄇᆡ (Yale: syenpoy).

Not commonly used for everyone but for the Yangbans, who were the ruling class of medieval Korea (especially during the Joseon dynasty). In Jilin leishi (鷄林類事), it is phonetically represented as 進, 寺 and 切.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonbi
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnbi
Yale Romanization?senpi

Noun

선비 (seonbi)

  1. (historical) classical scholar

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鮮卑.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seonbi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seonbi
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏnbi
Yale Romanization?senpi

Proper noun

선비 (Seonbi) (hanja 鮮卑)

  1. (historical) Xianbei