후문
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 後門.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)mun]
- Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)문]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | humun |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | humun |
McCune–Reischauer? | humun |
Yale Romanization? | hwūmun |
Noun
후문 • (humun) (hanja 後門)
- back door
- Synonym: 뒷문 (dwinmun)
- Antonyms: 전문 (前門) (jeonmun), 앞문 (ammun)