정면

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 正面 (front, façade)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋmjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngmyŏn
Yale Romanization?cēngmyen

Noun

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정면 (jeongmyeon) (hanja 正面)

  1. front, façade
    바로 정면baro jeongmyeon-edirectly/right in front (of), straight ahead