후반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後半, from 後 (“later”) + 半 (“half”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ba̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)반]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huban
McCune–Reischauer?	huban
Yale Romanization?	hwūpan

Noun

후반 • (huban) (hanja 後半)

1. The latter or second half.

Coordinate terms

• 전반 (前半, jeonban, “first half”)