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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 債務.
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? | chaemu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chaemu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'aemu |
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| Yale Romanization? | chāymu |
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Noun
채무 • (chaemu) (hanja 債務)
- (chiefly law) debt; liabilities
- Synonym: 빚 (bit)
- Antonym: 채권(債權) (chaegwon, “credit”)
- 채무를 상환하다 ― chaemu-reul sanghwan-hada ― to pay off a debt
1939, 김남천／金南天 (Kim Namcheon), 대하／大河 [The Great River]:박순일이의 아들이 아직 연소하여, 제 아비 순일이처럼 양순하고 보면, 별반 채무 독촉도 안 하리라고 태평하게 생각했던 것이 […]- Bak Sun-ir-i-ui adeur-i ajik yeonso-hayeo, je abi Sunir-i-cheoreom yangsun-hago bomyeon, byeolban chaemu dokchok-do an hari-rago taepyeong-hage saenggak-haet-deon geos-i [ … ]
- It was naïve to assume that Park Sun-il's son, still being fairly young, would be as gentle a person as his father so as not to press owe him money.
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