Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

배반 (baeban) (hanja 背反/背叛)

  1. betrayal, treachery, treason
    Synonym: 배신(背信) (baesin)

Derived terms edit