배교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 背敎.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegyo
McCune–Reischauer?	paegyo
Yale Romanization?	pāykyo

Noun

배교 • (baegyo) (hanja 背敎)

1. (religion) apostasy