Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 背敎.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡjo] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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 edit

배교 (baegyo) (hanja 背敎)

  1. (religion) apostasy