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백성

백성

Korean

Noun

백성 • ‎(baekseong) ‎(hanja 百姓)

  1. The populace; the common people.

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 百姓, from 百 ‎(“hundred”) + 姓 ‎(“families”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̝ks͈ʌ̹ŋ/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 백썽
Romanizations
Revised transcription baekseong
Revised transliteration baegseong
McCune–Reischauer paeksŏng
Yale paykqseng

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