체면

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 體面.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chemyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chemyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'emyŏn
    Yale Romanization?cheymyen

    Noun

    체면 • (chemyeon) (hanja 體面)

    1. face, dignity (in the sense of reputation)
      Synonym: 면목(面目) (myeonmok)
      내 체면이 살려면 너가 사과한 척 해줘야 돼.
      Nae chemyeon-i sallyeomyeon neo-ga sagwahan cheok haejwoya dwae.
      You need to pretend you apologized so that I can save face.
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