래빈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 來賓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɾɛ(ː)bin] ~ [ˈɾe̞(ː)bin]
• Phonetic hangul: [래(ː)빈/레(ː)빈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	raebin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	laebin
McCune–Reischauer?	raebin
Yale Romanization?	lāypin

South Korean Standard Language	내빈(來賓) (naebin)
North Korean Standard Language	래빈(來賓) (raebin)

Noun

래빈 • (raebin) (hanja 來賓)

1. North Korea standard form of 내빈 (naebin, “guest, visitor”).