체면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 體面.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰe̞mjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [체면]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chemyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chemyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'emyŏn
Yale Romanization?	cheymyen

Noun

체면 • (chemyeon) (hanja 體面)

1. face, dignity (in the sense of reputation)

   Synonym: 면목(面目) (myeonmok)

   내 체면이 살려면 너가 사과한 척 해줘야 돼.

   Nae chemyeon-i sallyeomyeon neo-ga sagwahan cheok haejwoya dwae.

   You need to pretend you apologized so that I can save face.