반세기

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nsʰe̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)세기]
    • 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

반세기 • (bansegi) (hanja 半世紀)

  1. half-century (50 years)
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