패배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗北 (“defeat”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paebae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paebae
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aebae
Yale Romanization?	phāypay

Noun

패배 • (paebae) (hanja 敗北)

1. defeat

Derived terms

• 패배(敗北)하다 (paebaehada)
• 패배자(敗北者) (paebaeja)