사면

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 赦免 (“pardon, amnesty”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    사면 • (samyeon) (hanja 赦免)

    1. pardon; amnesty

    Derived terms

    • 사면하다 (赦免‒, samyeonhada, “to pardon”)
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