Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 反芻

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banchu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banchu
McCune–Reischauer?panch'u
Yale Romanization?pān.chwu

Noun

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반추 (banchu) (hanja 反芻)

  1. rumination, reflection