Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 背後.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)βu] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)βu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baehu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baehu
McCune–Reischauer?paehu
Yale Romanization?pāyhwu

Noun edit

배후 (baehu) (hanja 背後)

  1. back, rear, behind, back side