변태

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 變態. Doublet of 헨타이 (hentai).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeontae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeontae
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏnt'ae
Yale Romanization?pyēnthay

Noun

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변태 (byeontae) (hanja 變態)

  1. metamorphosis
  2. sexual perversion
  3. pervert