백성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 百姓, from 百 (“hundred”) + 姓 (“families”). From Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆨ〮셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: póyksyěng).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛks͈ʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞ks͈ʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [백썽/벡썽]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?baekseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegseong
    McCune–Reischauer?paeksŏng
    Yale Romanization?payk.seng

    Noun

    백성 • (baekseong) (hanja 百姓)

    1. the populace; the common people
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