백인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白人, from 白 (“white”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛɡin] ~ [pe̞ɡin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배긴/베긴]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baegin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeg'in
McCune–Reischauer?paegin
Yale Romanization?payk.in

Noun

백인 • (baegin) (hanja 白人)

  1. white person (white-skinned person of European, Caucasian descent)
    Coordinate term: 흑인 (heugin)

See also

  • 흰둥이 (huindung'i) (offensive)
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