Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 戰犯.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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전범 (jeonbeom) (hanja 戰犯)

  1. war criminal