패전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敗 (“be defeated”) + 戰 (“fighting”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [패(ː)전/페(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?paejeon
McCune–Reischauer?p'aejŏn
Yale Romanization?phāycen

Noun

패전 • (paejeon) (hanja 敗戰)

  1. defeat (in a war or sporting event)
    Antonym: 승전(勝戰) (seungjeon)

Derived terms
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