백인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 白人, from 白 (“white”) + 人 (“person”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛɡin] ~ [pe̞ɡin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [배긴/베긴]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?baegin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeg'in
    McCune–Reischauer?paegin
    Yale Romanization?payk.in

    Noun

    백인 • (baegin) (hanja 白人)

    1. white person (light-skinned person of European descent; a Caucasian)
      Coordinate term: 흑인 (heugin)

    See also

    • 흰둥이 (huindung'i) (offensive)
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