배후

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 背後.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)βu] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)βu]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)후/베(ː)후]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baehu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baehu
McCune–Reischauer?	paehu
Yale Romanization?	pāyhwu

Noun

배후 • (baehu) (hanja 背後)

1. back, rear, behind, back side