후문

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 後門.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)mun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)문]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?humun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?humun
    McCune–Reischauer?humun
    Yale Romanization?hwūmun

    Noun

    후문 • (humun) (hanja 後門)

    1. back door
      Synonym: 뒷문 (dwinmun)
      Antonyms: 전문(前門) (jeonmun), 앞문 (ammun)
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