명문

Sino-Korean word from 名門 (“distinguished family”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名門)

1. good family; noble family; prestigious family

   Synonyms: 명가(名家) (myeongga), 명벌(名閥) (myeongbeol)

2. prestigious school; elite school

Sino-Korean word from 名文 (“famous literary composition”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名文)

1. beautiful passage of writing; literary gem

Sino-Korean word from 名聞.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名聞)

1. good reputation

Sino-Korean word from 明文.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 明文)

1. laws, rules or regulations which are written down; official proclamations
2. something written well, with clear meaning and language

   명문 집어먹고 휴지 똥 눌 놈. (proverb) ― Myeongmun jibeo-meokgo hyuji ttong nul nom. ― Someone who eats good writing and shits toilet paper.

Sino-Korean word from 命門 (“lifegate”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)문]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 命門)

1. solar plexus; pit of the stomach

   Synonym: 명치 (myeongchi)

Sino-Korean word from 銘文.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 銘文)

1. inscriptions engraved on gold stones or other objects

   Synonym: 금석문(金石文) (geumseongmun)