교편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敎鞭

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjo(ː)pʰjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)편]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyopyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyopyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kyop'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	kyō.phyen

Nomen

교편 • (gyopyeon) (hanja 敎鞭)

1. teacher's pointer

   교편을 잡다 ― gyopyeon-eul japda ― to teach at school

   교편을 놓다 ― gyopyeon-eul nota ― to leave teaching