고백

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 告白.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)bɛk̚] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)be̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gobaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gobaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?kobaek
    Yale Romanization?kōpayk

    Noun

    고백 • (gobaek) (hanja 告白)

    1. confession

    Derived terms