Korean

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Etymology

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From 세계(世界) (segye, world) +‎ 평화(平和) (pyeonghwa, peace).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ pʰjʌ̹ŋβwa̠] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ pʰjʌ̹ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) /(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?segye pyeonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?segye pyeonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?segye p'yŏnghwa
Yale Romanization?sēykyey phyenghwa

Noun

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세계평화 (segyepyeonghwa) (hanja 世界平和)

  1. world peace
    세계평화 위하여segyepyeonghwareul wihayeofor the sake of world peace