청렴

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淸廉, from (clear, clean) + (honest, pure).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheongnyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonglyeom
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngnyŏm
Yale Romanization?chenglyem

Noun

청렴 (cheongnyeom) (hanja 淸廉)

  1. honesty, uncorruptedness, integrity