남자친구

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Korean

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Etymology

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Calque from English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (male) + 親舊 (friend)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namjachin'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?namjachingu
McCune–Reischauer?namjach'in'gu
Yale Romanization?namca.chinkwu

Noun

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남자친구 (namjachin'gu) (hanja 男子親舊)

  1. boyfriend
    Synonyms: 남친 (namchin), (dated) 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)
    Coordinate terms: 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu), 여친 (yeochin)