명문

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 名門 (“distinguished family”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名門)

  1. good family; noble family; prestigious family
    Synonyms: 명가(名家) (myeongga), 명벌(名閥) (myeongbeol)
  2. prestigious school; elite school

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 名文 (“famous literary composition”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名文)

  1. beautiful passage of writing; literary gem

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 名聞.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名聞)

  1. good reputation

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 明文.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 明文)

  1. laws, rules or regulations which are written down; official proclamations
  2. something written well, with clear meaning and language
    명문 집어먹고 휴지 똥 눌 놈. (proverb) ― Myeongmun jibeo-meokgo hyuji ttong nul nom. ― Someone who eats good writing and shits toilet paper.

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 命門 (“lifegate”).

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
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myēngmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 命門)

  1. solar plexus; pit of the stomach
    Synonym: 명치 (myeongchi)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 銘文.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 銘文)

  1. inscriptions engraved on gold stones or other objects
    Synonym: 금석문(金石文) (geumseongmun)
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