전쟁범죄인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 전쟁(戰爭) (jeonjaeng) + 범죄인(犯罪人) (beomjoein).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛŋbʌ̹md͡ʑwe̞in] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛŋbʌ̹md͡ʑø̞in] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋbʌ̹md͡ʑwe̞in] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋbʌ̹md͡ʑø̞in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonjaengbeomjoein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonjaengbeomjoein
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnjaengbŏmjoein
Yale Romanization?cēn.cayngpemcoyin

Noun

전쟁범죄인 • (jeonjaengbeomjoein) (hanja 戰爭犯罪人)

  1. war criminal
    Synonym: 전범(戰犯) (jeonbeom)