피해자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 被害者, from 被害 (“damage”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)ɦɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈpʰi(ː)ɦe̞d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)해자/피(ː)헤자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pihaeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pihaeja
McCune–Reischauer?p'ihaeja
Yale Romanization?phīhayca

Noun

피해자 • (pihaeja) (hanja 被害者)

  1. victim, casualty
    Antonym: 가해자(加害者) (gahaeja)
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