해변

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海邊 (“beach”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)bjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)변/헤(ː)변]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haebyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haebyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	haebyŏn
Yale Romanization?	hāypyen

Noun

해변 • (haebyeon) (hanja 海邊)

1. beach, seashore
   • 우리는 해변을 잠시 다녀왔다.

     urineun haebyeoneul jamsi danyeowatda.

     We made a trip to the beach.