연배

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 年輩.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nbɛ] ~ [jʌ̹nbe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeonbae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonbae
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏnbae
    Yale Romanization?yenpay

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    연배(年輩) (yeonbae)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    년배(年輩) (nyeonbae)

    연배 • (yeonbae) (hanja 年輩)

    1. an age range, generation, people of a similar age
      같은 연배다.
      Nawa gateun yeonbaeda.
      (She) is about the same age as me.
      (literally, “With me, (she) is the same age range.”)