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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 廉恥.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeomchi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeomchi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmch'i |
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| Yale Romanization? | yemchi |
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Noun
염치 • (yeomchi) (hanja 廉恥)
- a sense of honour, a sense of shame
Derived terms
- 몰염치 (沒廉恥, moryeomchi, “shamelessness”)
- 염치없다 (廉恥‒, yeomchieopda, “to be without honour, to act shamelessly”)