고백

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 告白.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)bɛk̚] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)be̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)백/고(ː)벡]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	kobaek
Yale Romanization?	kōpayk

Noun

고백 • (gobaek) (hanja 告白)

1. confession

Derived terms

• 고백하다 (告白—, gobaekhada)