파렴치

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 破廉恥, from 破 (“breaking”) + 廉 (“upright”) + 恥 (“ashamed”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)ɾjʌ̹mt͡ɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)렴치]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?paryeomchi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?palyeomchi
    McCune–Reischauer?p'aryŏmch'i
    Yale Romanization?phālyemchi

    Noun

    파렴치 • (paryeomchi) (hanja 破廉恥)

    1. brazenness; shamelessness

    Synonyms

    • 물염치 (muryeomchi)

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

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