반절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反切.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

반절 • (banjeol) (hanja 反切)

  1. (Chinese phonetics) fanqie (in traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation)