전문

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 專門.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeonmun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
    Yale Romanization?cenmun

    Noun

    전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 專門/顓門)

    1. expertise; speciality; one's field of specialization
    Derived terms
    verbs
    • 전문(專門)하다 (jeonmunhada)
    nouns

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 全文.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?jeonmun
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
      McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
      Yale Romanization?cenmun

      Noun

      전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 全文)

      1. full text; entire text

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 前文.

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?jeonmun
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
        McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
        Yale Romanization?cenmun

        Noun

        전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 前文)

        1. preamble
          헌법 전문heonbeop jeonmunPreamble to the Constitution

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from 前門.

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?jeonmun
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
          McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
          Yale Romanization?cenmun

          Noun

          전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 前門)

          1. front door; front gate
            Synonym: 앞문 (ammun)
            Antonyms: 후문(後門) (humun), 뒷문 (dwinmun)

          Etymology 5

            Sino-Korean word from 傳聞.

            Pronunciation

            Romanizations
            Revised Romanization?jeonmun
            Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
            McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
            Yale Romanization?cenmun

            Noun

            전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 傳聞)

            1. hearsay
              전문증거(傳聞證據)hearsay evidence
            Derived terms
            • 전문(傳聞)하다 (jeonmunhada)

            Etymology 6

              Sino-Korean word from 電文.

              Pronunciation

              • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nmun]
              • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
                • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
              Romanizations
              Revised Romanization?jeonmun
              Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
              McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
              Yale Romanization?cēnmun

              Noun

              전문 • (jeonmun) (hanja 電文)

              1. telegram (message)