Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 異見.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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이견 (igyeon) (hanja 異見)

  1. different opinion
  2. objection