중매인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仲媒人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋmɛin] ~ [t͡ɕuŋme̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [중매인/중메인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungmaein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungmaein
McCune–Reischauer?	chungmaein
Yale Romanization?	cwungmayin

Noun

중매인 • (jungmaein) (hanja 仲媒人)

1. matchmaker

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 仲買人, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 仲買人(なかがいにん) (nakagainin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋmɛin] ~ [t͡ɕuŋme̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [중매인/중메인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jungmaein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jungmaein
McCune–Reischauer?	chungmaein
Yale Romanization?	cwungmayin

Noun

중매인 • (jungmaein) (hanja 仲買人)

1. broker; middleman