폐포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肺胞.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyepo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyepo
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yep'o
Yale Romanization?	phyēy.pho

Noun

폐포 • (pyepo) (hanja 肺胞)

1. (anatomy) pulmonary alveolus