배반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 背反/背叛 (“betrayal, treachery, treason”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeban
McCune–Reischauer?	paeban
Yale Romanization?	pāypan

Noun

배반 • (baeban) (hanja 背反/背叛)

1. betrayal, treachery, treason

   Synonym: 배신(背信) (baesin)

Derived terms

• 배반하다 (baebanhada)
• 배반되다 (baebandoeda)