배관

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配管.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)관/베(ː)관]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baegwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegwan
McCune–Reischauer?paegwan
Yale Romanization?pāykwan

Noun

배관 • (baegwan) (hanja 配管)

  1. plumbing, piping, pipeline
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