평전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 評傳 (“critical biography”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [평(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeongjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeongjeon
McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏngjŏn
Yale Romanization?phyēngcen

Noun

평전 • (pyeongjeon) (hanja 評傳)

  1. critical biography
    전태일 평전 ― jeontaeil pyeongjeon ― A critical biography of Jeon Tae-il
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