만담

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漫談 (“to talk freely; free talk”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠nda̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [만담]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mandam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mandam
McCune–Reischauer?	mandam
Yale Romanization?	mantam

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	만담하다

만담 • (mandam) (hanja 漫談)

1. satire, lampoon; irony, sarcasm

   Synonyms: 재담(才談) (jaedam), 소담(笑談) (sodam), 소언(笑言) (so'eon)

   코미디언은 대개 만담을 통해 관객들의 웃음을 자아낸다.

   Komidieon-eun daegae mandam-eul tonghae gwan'gaek-deur-ui useum-eul jaanaenda.

   Comedians often entertain audiences through their satirical stories.