배관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配管.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)관/베(ː)관]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegwan
McCune–Reischauer?	paegwan
Yale Romanization?	pāykwan

Noun

배관 • (baegwan) (hanja 配管)

1. plumbing, piping, pipeline