변명

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 辨明.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeonmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏnmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	pyēnmyeng

Noun

변명 • (byeonmyeong) (hanja 辨明)

1. justification, excuse, apology

Derived terms

• 변명하다 (byeonmyeonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 變名.

Noun

변명 • (byeonmyeong) (hanja 變名)

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