보도

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bodo
McCune–Reischauer?	podo
Yale Romanization?	pōto

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 報道.

Noun

보도 • (bodo) (hanja 報道)

1. news coverage; a journalistic report or reporting

Derived terms

Verbs

• 보도(報道)되다 (bododoeda, “to be reported”)
• 보도(報道)하다 (bodohada, “to report”)

 

Nouns

• 보도계(報道界) (bodogye)
• 보도국(報道局) (bodoguk)
• 보도부(報道部) (bodobu)
• 보도원(報道員) (bodowon)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 步道.

Noun

보도 • (bodo) (hanja 步道)

1. sidewalk, pavement

   Synonym: 인도(人道) (indo)

Derived terms

• 횡단보도(橫斷步道) (hoengdanbodo)