변태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 變態.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈpjɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [변(ː)태/변(ː)테]
  • 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

변태 • (byeontae) (hanja 變態)

1. metamorphosis
2. sexual perversion
3. pervert