폐백

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 幣帛

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyebaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyebaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yebaek
Yale Romanization?	phyēypayk

Noun

폐백 • (pyebaek) (hanja 幣帛)

1. pyebaek (a traditional Korean wedding rite)