개선문

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 凱旋門, from 凱旋 (“triumphant return”) + 門 (“door; gate”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰʌ̹nmun] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰʌ̹nmun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)선문/게(ː)선문]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaeseonmun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeseonmun
    McCune–Reischauer?kaesŏnmun
    Yale Romanization?kāysenmun

    Noun

    개선문 • (gaeseonmun) (hanja 凱旋門)

    1. a triumphal arch; in particular, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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