비단길

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비단길

Etymology edit

From 비단(緋緞) (bidan, “silk fabric”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 길 (gil, “road”).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)da̠nk͈iɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)단낄]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bidan'gil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bidangil
McCune–Reischauer^?	pidankil
Yale Romanization^?	pītanqkil

Proper noun edit

비단길 • (Bidan'gil)

(history) Silk Road
Synonym: 실크 로드 (Silkeu rodeu)