이면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 裏面.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imyeon
McCune–Reischauer?imyŏn
Yale Romanization?īmyen
South Korean
Standard Language
이면(裏面) (imyeon)
North Korean
Standard Language
리면(裏面) (rimyeon)

Noun

이면 • (imyeon) (hanja 裏面)

  1. reverse side, back side, other side