배경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 背景, from Japanese 背景 (haikei)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)경/베(ː)경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baegyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegyeong
McCune–Reischauer?paegyŏng
Yale Romanization?pāykyeng

Noun

배경 • (baegyeong) (hanja 背景)

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