매국노

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 賣國奴 (traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country))

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɡuŋno̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɡuŋno̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maegungno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maegugno
McCune–Reischauer?maegungno
Yale Romanization?māykwukno

Noun[edit]

매국노 (maegungno) (hanja 賣國奴)

  1. traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)