태백

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太白

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰɛ(ː)bɛk̚] ~ [ˈtʰe̞(ː)be̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [태(ː)백/테(ː)벡]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Taebaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Taebaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	T'aebaek
Yale Romanization?	thāypayk

Proper noun

태백 • (Taebaek) (hanja 太白)

1. [~시] Taebaek (a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)