파문

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 破門 (“excommunication”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)mun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)문]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pamun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pamun
    McCune–Reischauer?p'amun
    Yale Romanization?phāmun

    Noun

    파문 • (pamun) (hanja 破門)

    1. excommunication
    Derived terms
    • 파문(破門)되다 (pamundoeda, “to be excommunicated”)
    • 파문(破門)하다 (pamunhada, “to excommunicate”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 波紋 (“ripple”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?pamun
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?pamun
      McCune–Reischauer?p'amun
      Yale Romanization?phamun

      Noun

      파문 • (pamun) (hanja 波紋)

      1. (literary) ripple; stir; undulation
        Synonym: 물결 (mulgyeol)
        수면에 파문이 일렁였다.
        Sumyeon-e pamun-i illeong'yeotda.
        Ripples moved to-and-fro on the surface of the water.
      2. stir (usually negative)
        이로 인해 사회에 큰 파문이 일었다.
        I-ro inhae sahoe-e keun pamun-i ireotda.
        It caused a great stir in society.
      3. ramification (usually negative)
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