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)

face, dignity (in the sense of reputation)
Synonym: 면목(面目) (myeonmok)

내 체면이 살려면 너 가 사과한 척 해 줘야 돼.
Nae chemyeon-i sallyeomyeon neo-ga sagwahan cheok haejwoya dwae.
You need to pretend you apologized so that I can save face.

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