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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 散文.

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?sanmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanmun
McCune–Reischauer?sanmun
Yale Romanization?sānmun

Noun

산문 • (sanmun) (hanja 散文)

  1. prose, nonfiction
    Coordinate term: 운문(韻文) (unmun, “verse”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 山門.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanmun
McCune–Reischauer?sanmun
Yale Romanization?sanmun

Noun

산문 • (sanmun) (hanja 山門)

  1. (Buddhism) gate of a temple or monastery
  2. opening in a mountain; mountain gate
  3. (euphemistic) vulva
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