Korean

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Etymology

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변절(變節) (byeonjeol) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonjeolhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeonjeolhada
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnjŏrhada
Yale Romanization?pyēn.cel.hata

Verb

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변절하다 (byeonjeolhada) (infinitive 변절해 or 변절하여, sequential 변절하니)

  1. (intransitive) to defect; to betray

Conjugation

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