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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 正面 (“front, façade”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | jeongmyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeongmyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏngmyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | cēngmyen |
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Noun
정면 • (jeongmyeon) (hanja 正面)
- front, façade
- 바로 정면에 ― baro jeongmyeon-e ― directly/right in front (of), straight ahead