패륜

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 悖倫.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)ɾjun] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɾjun]
• Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)륜/페(ː)륜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paeryun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paelyun
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aeryun
Yale Romanization?	phāylyun

Noun

패륜 • (paeryun) (hanja 悖倫)

1. depravity, immorality

   패륜을 저지르다 ― paeryuneul jeojireuda ― to commit an act of depravity

   1. (especially) wronging one's parents

Derived terms

• 패륜아 (paeryuna)