백성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 百姓, from 百 (“hundred”) + 姓 (“families”). From Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆨ〮셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: póyksyěng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛks͈ʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞ks͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [백썽/벡썽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegseong
McCune–Reischauer?	paeksŏng
Yale Romanization?	payk.seng

Noun

백성 • (baekseong) (hanja 百姓)

1. the populace; the common people