패배

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 敗北 (“defeat”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)bɛ] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)be̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)배/페(ː)베]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?paebae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?paebae
    McCune–Reischauer?p'aebae
    Yale Romanization?phāypay

    Noun

    패배 • (paebae) (hanja 敗北)

    1. defeat

    Derived terms

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