태백

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 太白

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɛ(ː)bɛk̚] ~ [ˈtʰe̞(ː)be̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [태(ː)백/테(ː)벡]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Taebaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Taebaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?T'aebaek
    Yale Romanization?thāypayk

    Proper noun

    태백 • (Taebaek) (hanja 太白)

    1. [~시] Taebaek (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)
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