Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 避難處

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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피난처 (pinancheo) (hanja 避難處)

  1. shelter; refuge