Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (every) + (time)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)bʌ̹n] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)bʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maebeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maebeon
McCune–Reischauer?maebŏn
Yale Romanization?māypen

Adverb

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매번 (maebeon) (hanja 每番)

  1. all the time