전문

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 專門.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 專門/顓門)

  1. expertise; speciality; one's field of specialization
Derived terms
verbs
nouns

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 全文.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 全文)

  1. full text; entire text

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 前文.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 前文)

  1. preamble
    헌법 전문heonbeop jeonmunPreamble to the Constitution

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 前門.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 前門)

  1. front door; front gate
    Synonym: 앞문 (ammun)
    Antonyms: 후문(後門) (humun), 뒷문 (dwinmun)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 傳聞.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 傳聞)

  1. hearsay
    전문증거(傳聞證據)hearsay evidence
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 電文.

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?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cēnmun

Noun

전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 電文)

  1. telegram (message)