외면

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外面, from (outside) + (face).

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?oemyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oemyeon
McCune–Reischauer?oemyŏn
Yale Romanization?ōymyen

Noun

외면 (oemyeon) (hanja 外面)

  1. exterior surface; outward appearance
    Antonym: 내면(內面) (naemyeon)
  2. looking away, turning away