Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 非難.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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비난 (binan) (hanja 非難)

  1. criticism, reproach, condemnation, denunciation, blame