연배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 年輩.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nbɛ] ~ [jʌ̹nbe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonbae
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnbae
Yale Romanization?yenpay

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
연배(年輩) (yeonbae)
North Korean
Standard Language
년배(年輩) (nyeonbae)

연배 • (yeonbae) (hanja 年輩)

  1. an age range, generation, people of a similar age
    같은 연배다.
    nawa gateun yeonbaeda.
    (She) is about the same age as me.
    (literally, “With me, (she) is the same age range.”)