비영리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 非營利, from 非 (“non”) + 營利 (“profit”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)jʌ̹ŋni]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)영니]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biyeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biyeongli
McCune–Reischauer?piyŏngni
Yale Romanization?pīyengli

Noun

비영리 • (biyeongni) (hanja 非營利)

  1. (attributive) non-profit
    Antonym: 영리(營利) (yeongni)
    비영리단체(非營利團體) ― biyeongnidanche ― non-profit organization
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