개벽

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 開闢, from 開 (“beginning”) + 闢 (“opening”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛbjʌ̹k̚] ~ [ke̞bjʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개벽/게벽]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaebyeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaebyeog
    McCune–Reischauer?kaebyŏk
    Yale Romanization?kaypyek

    Noun

    개벽 • (gaebyeok) (hanja 開闢)

    1. Creation
    2. The dawn of a new age or order
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