Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 變體.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeonche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeonche
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnch'e
Yale Romanization?pyēn.chey

Noun

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변체 (byeonche) (hanja 變體)

  1. anomaly
  2. variant