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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 體面.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chemyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chemyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'emyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | cheymyen |
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Noun
체면 • (chemyeon) (hanja 體面)
- face, dignity (in the sense of reputation)
- Synonym: 면목(面目) (myeonmok)
내 체면이 살려면 너가 사과한 척 해줘야 돼.- Nae chemyeon-i sallyeomyeon neo-ga sagwahan cheok haejwoya dwae.
- You need to pretend you apologized so that I can save face.