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See also: -면
U+BA74, 면
HANGUL SYLLABLE MYEON
Composition: + +

[U+BA73]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BA75]


멿

메 ←→ 몌

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 綿.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeon
McCune–Reischauer?myŏn
Yale Romanization?myen

Noun

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(myeon) (hanja 綿)

  1. cotton (both the fiber and the cloth)
    Hypernym: (cheon)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(myeon) (hanja /)

  1. noodles
    Synonym: 국수 (guksu)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(myeon) (hanja )

  1. side; aspect
    항상 긍정적 보려고 한다.
    na-neun hangsang geungjeongjeog-in myeon-eul boryeogo handa.
    I always try to look on the positive side.
  2. (government) township
    (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)
Derived terms
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