평전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 評傳 (“critical biography”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [평(ː)전]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeongjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeongjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏngjŏn
Yale Romanization?	phyēngcen

Noun

평전 • (pyeongjeon) (hanja 評傳)

1. critical biography

   전태일 평전 ― jeontaeil pyeongjeon ― A critical biography of Jeon Tae-il