Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 避難

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)na̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pinan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pinan
McCune–Reischauer?p'inan
Yale Romanization?phīnan

Noun

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피난 (pinan) (hanja 避難)

  1. refuge; shelter