매국노

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 賣國奴 (“traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɡuŋno̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɡuŋno̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)궁노/메(ː)궁노]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?maegungno
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?maegugno
    McCune–Reischauer?maegungno
    Yale Romanization?māykwukno

    Noun

    매국노 • (maegungno) (hanja 賣國奴)

    1. traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)

    Synonyms

    • 매국적(賣國賊) (maegukjeok)
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