Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 竝存.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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병존 (byeongjon) (hanja 竝存)

  1. coexistence
    Synonym: 공존(共存) (gongjon)