공언

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ŋʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [공언]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gong'eon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gong'eon
McCune–Reischauer?	kongŏn
Yale Romanization?	kongen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 空言, from 空 (“empty”) + 言 (“words”)

Noun

공언 • (gong'eon) (hanja 空言)

1. prattle; empty words

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公言, from 公 (“public”) + 言 (“words”)

Noun

공언 • (gong'eon) (hanja 公言)

1. A public oath or declaration