백인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白人, from 白 (“white”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛɡin] ~ [pe̞ɡin]
• Phonetic hangul: [배긴/베긴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeg'in
McCune–Reischauer?	paegin
Yale Romanization?	payk.in

Noun

백인 • (baegin) (hanja 白人)

1. white person (white-skinned person of European, Caucasian descent)

   Coordinate term: 흑인 (heugin)

See also

• 흰둥이 (huindung'i) (offensive)