내로남불

Korean

Etymology

Shortening of 내 가 하 면 로맨스, 남 이 하 면 불륜 (nae-ga ha-myeon romaenseu, nam-i ha-myeon bullyun, “If I do it, it's romance. But If others do it, it's just an affair.”) to four characters, giving it the appearance of a chengyu. Quoted from then Korean National Assembly member and later speaker Park Hee-tae's speech in criticism against the opposition party led by Kim Dae-jung in 1996.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛɾo̞na̠mbuɭ] ~ [ne̞ɾo̞na̠mbuɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [내로남불/네로남불]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	naeronambul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	naelonambul
McCune–Reischauer^?	naeronambul
Yale Romanization^?	naylonampul

Noun

내로남불 • (naeronambul) (hanja 내로남不)

(neologism) double standard

Synonyms

아시타비 (asitabi)

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