맞선

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Korean

Etymology

(mat, “face-to-face”)— + (seon, “(marriage) meeting”). Compare to Japanese 見合(みあ) (miai, miai, literally to see + meeting)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?matseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?majseon
McCune–Reischauer?massŏn
Yale Romanization?macsen

Noun

맞선 (matseon)

  1. formal marriage interview, marriage meeting, blind date, miai/omiai

Synonyms