매국노

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣國奴 (“traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɡuŋno̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɡuŋno̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)궁노/메(ː)궁노]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maegungno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maegugno
McCune–Reischauer?	maegungno
Yale Romanization?	māykwukno

Noun

매국노 • (maegungno) (hanja 賣國奴)

1. traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)