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
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