Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 政變, from (government) + (change, rebel)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongbyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongbyeon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngbyŏn
Yale Romanization?cengpyen

Noun

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정변 (jeongbyeon) (hanja 政變)

  1. coup d'état, political upheaval