배수관

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 排水管 (“drainpipe”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛsʰuɡwa̠n] ~ [pe̞sʰuɡwa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [배수관/베수관]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baesugwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baesugwan
McCune–Reischauer?	paesugwan
Yale Romanization?	payswukwan

Noun

배수관 • (baesugwan) (hanja 排水管)

1. drainpipe

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 配水管 (“conduit (pipe), water pipe”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baesugwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baesugwan
McCune–Reischauer?	paesugwan
Yale Romanization?	pāyswukwan

Noun

배수관 • (baesugwan) (hanja 配水管)

1. conduit, water pipe