후문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後門.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)mun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [후(ː)문]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?humun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?humun
McCune–Reischauer?humun
Yale Romanization?hwūmun

Noun

후문 • (humun) (hanja 後門)

  1. back door
    Synonym: 뒷문 (dwinmun)
    Antonyms: 전문(前門) (jeonmun), 앞문 (ammun)
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