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반세기

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 반(半) (ban, half) + 세기(世紀) (segi, century).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nsʰe̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bansegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bansegi
McCune–Reischauer?pansegi
Yale Romanization?pānseyki

Noun

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반세기 (bansegi) (hanja 半世紀)

  1. half-century (50 years)