개신교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 改新敎.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɕʰinɡjo] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɕʰinɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)신교/게(ː)신교]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaesin'gyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaesingyo
McCune–Reischauer?	kaesin'gyo
Yale Romanization?	kāysinkyo

Noun

개신교 • (gaesin'gyo) (hanja 改新敎)

1. (Christianity) Protestantism