변신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 變身.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)nɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)신]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeonsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonsin
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏnsin
Yale Romanization?	pyēnsin

Noun

변신 • (byeonsin) (hanja 變身)

1. transformation, metamorphosis

Derived terms

• 변신하다 (byeonsinhada)