매춘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣春.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maechun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maechun
McCune–Reischauer?	maech'un
Yale Romanization?	māy.chwun

Noun

매춘 • (maechun) (hanja 賣春)

1. prostitution

Derived terms

• 매춘하다 (maechunhada)