해변

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海邊 (“beach”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)bjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)변/헤(ː)변]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haebyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haebyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?haebyŏn
    Yale Romanization?hāypyen

    Noun

    해변 • (haebyeon) (hanja 海邊)

    1. beach, seashore
      우리는 해변을 잠시 다녀왔다.
      Urineun haebyeoneul jamsi danyeowatda.
      We made a trip to the beach.
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