별세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 別世, from 別 (“to part”) + 世 (“world”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ɭs͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [별쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeolse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeolse
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏlsse
Yale Romanization?	pyelqsey

Noun

별세 • (byeolse) (hanja 別世)

1. (euphemistic) death; passing away

Derived terms

• 별세하다 (別世하다, byeolsehada, “to pass away”)