Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下半身.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ba̠nɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?habansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?habansin
McCune–Reischauer?habansin
Yale Romanization?hāpansin

Noun

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하반신 (habansin) (hanja 下半身)

  1. the lower half of the body
    Antonym: 상반신(上半身) (sangbansin)