금연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 禁煙.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [그(ː)면]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geum'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmyŏn
Yale Romanization?kūm.yen

Noun

금연 • (geumyeon) (hanja 禁煙)

  1. no smoking; smoking prohibition
    Antonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon, “smoking”)
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