매춘

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 賣春.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰun] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)t͡ɕʰun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maechun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maechun
McCune–Reischauer?maech'un
Yale Romanization?māy.chwun

Noun

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매춘 (maechun) (hanja 賣春)

  1. prostitution

Derived terms

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