Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 後輩, from (after) + (generation)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

후배 (hubae) (hanja 後輩)

  1. a junior or younger in an organization

Antonyms edit