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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 面刀.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | myeondo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | myeondo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | myŏndo |
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| Yale Romanization? | myēnto |
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Noun
면도 • (myeondo) (hanja 面刀)
- shave, shaving
2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 214:
2주 동안 샤워도, 면도도 하지 못했어요. (informal polite speech style)- Iju dong'an syawo-do, myeondo-do haji mothaesseoyo.
- I couldn't take a shower or shave for two weeks.
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