배반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 背反/背叛 (“betrayal, treachery, treason”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

배반 • (baeban) (hanja 背反/背叛)

  1. betrayal, treachery, treason
    Synonym: 배신(背信) (baesin)

Derived terms

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