후문

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後門.

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?humun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?humun
McCune–Reischauer?humun
Yale Romanization?hwūmun

Noun

후문 (humun) (hanja 後門)

  1. back door
    Synonym: 뒷문 (dwinmun)
    Antonyms: 전문(前門) (jeonmun), 앞문 (ammun)