남사친

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 남자 사람 친구 (namja saram chin'gu, “male-person-friend”). Compare 남친 (namchin, “boyfriend”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠msʰa̠t͡ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [남사친]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namsachin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namsachin
McCune–Reischauer?	namsach'in
Yale Romanization?	namsa.chin

Noun

남사친 • (namsachin)

1. (neologism) platonic male friend (of a girl, as opposed to her boyfriend)

See also

• 여사친 (yeosachin)