면목

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 面目.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeonmok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeonmog
McCune–Reischauer?myŏnmok
Yale Romanization?myenmok

Noun

면목 • (myeonmok) (hanja 面目)

  1. one's honor, face
  2. look; appearance, face
  3. face (sociological concept), dignity (in the sense of reputation)
    Synonym: 체면(體面) (chemyeon)
    정말 면목 없습니다. ― Jeongmal myeonmok eopseumnida. ― I'm deeply ashamed.
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