광대뼈

Korean

Etymology

From 광대 (gwangdae, “mask”) + 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋdɛp͈jʌ̹] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋde̞p͈jʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)대뼈/광(ː)데뼈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwangdaeppyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwangdae'ppyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kwangdaeppyŏ
Yale Romanization?kwāngtay.ppye

Noun

광대뼈 • (gwangdaeppyeo)

  1. cheekbone
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