상면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上面, from 上 (“upper”) + 面 (“surface”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

상면 • (sangmyeon) (hanja 上面)

  1. upper surface
    Antonym: 하면(下面) (hamyeon)
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