반면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反面, from 反 (“opposing”) + 面 (“side”)

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nmjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)면]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	panmyŏn
Yale Romanization?	pānmyen

Noun

반면 • (banmyeon) (hanja 反面)

1. the other hand, the flip side

Usage notes

Generally used with particles, as in 반면에, 반면은, etc.