Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 시계(視界) (sigye) + 비행(飛行) (bihaeng).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡje̞ piɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡe̞ piɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡje̞ piɦe̞ŋ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɡe̞ piɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) /(ː) /(ː) /(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sigye bihaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sigye bihaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sigye pihaeng
Yale Romanization?sīkyey pihayng

Noun

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시계비행 (sigyebihaeng) (hanja 視界飛行)

  1. (aviation) VFR (visual flight rules)
    Coordinate term: 계기비행(計器飛行) (gyegibihaeng)