촌사람

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 촌(村) (chon, country) +‎ (-s-) +‎ 사람 (saram, person).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ns͈a̠ɾa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonsaram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonsalam
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onssaram
Yale Romanization?chōnqsalam

Noun

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촌사람 (chonsaram) (hanja 村사람)

  1. country person; someone who lives in the a rural area, the countryside
  2. country bumpkin; (figuratively) simpleton, small-minded person