변천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 變遷.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)천]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeoncheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeoncheon
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?pyēn.chen

Noun

변천 • (byeoncheon) (hanja 變遷)

  1. change; shift;transition
Derived verbs
Active 변천하다
Passive 변천되다
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