친미

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親美.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰinmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [친미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chinmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chinmi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'inmi
Yale Romanization?	chinmi

Noun

친미 • (chinmi) (hanja 親美)

1. (chiefly attributive) pro-American, or pro-U.S.

   Antonym: 반미(反美) (banmi, “anti-American”)

   친미 국가 ― chinmi gukga ― pro-American country

Derived terms

• 친미주의(親美主義) (chinmijuui)