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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 賣國奴 (“traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | maegungno |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maegugno |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | maegungno |
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| Yale Romanization? | māykwukno |
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Noun
매국노 • (maegungno) (hanja 賣國奴)
- traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)