폐경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 閉經.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)경/페(ː)경]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyegyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyegyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yegyŏng
Yale Romanization?	phyēykyeng

Noun

폐경 • (pyegyeong) (hanja 閉經)

1. menopause