개폐

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 開閉, from 開 (“open”) + 閉 (“shut, close”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)pʰje̞] ~ [ˈkɛ(ː)pʰe̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)pʰje̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)pʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)폐/개(ː)페/게(ː)폐/게(ː)페]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaepye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaepye
McCune–Reischauer?kaep'ye
Yale Romanization?kāy.pqhyey

Noun

개폐 • (gaepye) (hanja 開閉)

  1. opening and shutting
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