Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 比重

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

비중 (bijung) (hanja 比重)

  1. specific gravity
  2. importance, weight