개벽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 開闢, from 開 (“beginning”) + 闢 (“opening”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛbjʌ̹k̚] ~ [ke̞bjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [개벽/게벽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaebyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaebyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kaebyŏk
Yale Romanization?	kaypyek

Noun

개벽 • (gaebyeok) (hanja 開闢)

1. Creation
2. The dawn of a new age or order