평성

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 平聲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [평성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?	phyengseng

Noun

평성 • (pyeongseong) (hanja 平聲)

1. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)

Coordinate terms

• 상성 (上聲, sangseong)
• 거성 (去聲, geoseong)
• 입성 (入聲, ipseong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 平城.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [평성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Pyeongseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Pyeongseong
McCune–Reischauer?	P'yŏngsŏng
Yale Romanization?	phyengseng

Proper noun

평성 • (Pyeongseong) (hanja 平城)

1. Pyongsong (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)