변주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 變奏.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonju
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏnju
Yale Romanization?	pyēn.cwu

Noun

변주 • (byeonju) (hanja 變奏)

1. playing a (musical) variation

Derived terms

• 변주하다 (byeonjuhada)
• 변주곡(變奏曲) (byeonjugok)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 邊柱.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [변주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeonju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonju
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏnju
Yale Romanization?	pyen.cwu

Noun

변주 • (byeonju) (hanja 邊柱)

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