후배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後輩, from 後 (“after”) + 輩 (“generation”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)bɛ] ~ [ˈɸʷu(ː)be̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)배/후(ː)베]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hubae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hubae
McCune–Reischauer?	hubae
Yale Romanization?	hwūpay

Noun

후배 • (hubae) (hanja 後輩)

1. a junior or younger in an organization

Antonyms

• 선배 (先輩, seonbae)

Descendants

• → English: hoobae, hubae
• → Japanese: フベ (fube)