피난

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 避難

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)na̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pinan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pinan
McCune–Reischauer?p'inan
Yale Romanization?phīnan

Noun

피난 • (pinan) (hanja 避難)

  1. refuge; shelter