비극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 悲劇 (“tragedy”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bigeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bigeug
McCune–Reischauer?	pigŭk
Yale Romanization?	pīkuk

Noun

비극 • (bigeuk) (hanja 悲劇)

1. tragedy