변화구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 變化球.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)nβwa̠ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)화구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonhwagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeonhwagu
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnhwagu
Yale Romanization?pyēn.hwakwu

Noun

변화구 • (byeonhwagu) (hanja 變化球)

  1. (baseball) breaking ball
    Coordinate term: 직구(直球) (jikgu, “fastball”)
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