파문

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 破門 (excommunication).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)mun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pamun
McCune–Reischauer?p'amun
Yale Romanization?phāmun

Noun

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파문 (pamun) (hanja 破門)

  1. excommunication
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 波紋 (ripple).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pamun
McCune–Reischauer?p'amun
Yale Romanization?phamun

Noun

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파문 (pamun) (hanja 波紋)

  1. (literary) ripple; stir; undulation
    Synonym: 물결 (mulgyeol)
    수면 파문 일렁였다.
    Sumyeon-e pamun-i illeong'yeotda.
    Ripples moved to-and-fro on the surface of the water.
  2. stir (usually negative)
    인해 사회 파문 일었다.
    I-ro inhae sahoe-e keun pamun-i ireotda.
    It caused a great stir in society.
  3. ramification (usually negative)