패전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗戰, from 敗 (“be defeated”) + 戰 (“fighting”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paejeon
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aejŏn
Yale Romanization?	phāycen

Noun

패전 • (paejeon) (hanja 敗戰)

1. defeat (in a war or sporting event)

   Antonym: 승전(勝戰) (seungjeon)

Derived terms

• 패전(敗戰)하다 (paejeonhada)