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”)