매향

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maehyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maehyang
McCune–Reischauer?maehyang
Yale Romanization?mayhyang

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (plum blossom) + (fragrance, incense).

Noun

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매향 (maehyang) (hanja 梅香)

  1. the fragrance of plum blossoms

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (bury, cover) + (fragrance, incense).

Noun

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매향 (maehyang) (hanja 埋香)

  1. (referring to the burial of a beautiful person)

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (sell, betray) + (hometown, country, village).

Noun

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매향 (maehyang) (hanja 賣鄕)

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