백성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 百姓, from 百 (“hundred”) + 姓 (“families”). From Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆨ〮셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: póyksyěng).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛks͈ʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞ks͈ʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [백썽/벡썽]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegseong
McCune–Reischauer?paeksŏng
Yale Romanization?payk.seng

Noun

백성 • (baekseong) (hanja 百姓)

  1. the populace; the common people
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