평전

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 評傳 (“critical biography”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [평(ː)전]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyeongjeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeongjeon
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏngjŏn
    Yale Romanization?phyēngcen

    Noun

    평전 • (pyeongjeon) (hanja 評傳)

    1. critical biography
      전태일 평전 ― jeontaeil pyeongjeon ― A critical biography of Jeon Tae-il
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