별바다

Korean

Etymology

From (byeol, star) +‎ 바다 (bada, sea).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭba̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeolbada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeolbada
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏlbada
Yale Romanization?pyēl.pata

Noun

별바다 • (byeolbada)

  1. (figuratively) (referring to the appearance of numerous stars floating in the sky on a clear day)