없이

Korean

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 업〯시〮 (Yale: ěpsí).

없 (eop-, “to not be there”) +‎ 이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)pɕ͈i]
- (file)
Phonetic hangul: [업(ː)씨]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eobs'i
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏpsi
Yale Romanization^?	ēps.i

없이 • (eopsi)

without, lacking
- 1994, Yoon Do-hyun; Im Juncheol; Lee Kyunghee; (lyrics and music), “사랑 Two”, in 가을 우체국 앞에서, performed by Yoon Do-hyun, track 8:
  처음 엔 그냥 친군 줄 만 알았어 아무 색깔없이 언제나 영원하길.
  Cheo'eum-en geunyang chin'gunjul-man arasseo amu saekkkareopsi eonjena yeong'wonhagil.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

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