매춘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣春.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰun] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)춘/메(ː)춘]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maechun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maechun
McCune–Reischauer?maech'un
Yale Romanization?māy.chwun

Noun

매춘 • (maechun) (hanja 賣春)

  1. prostitution

Derived terms

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