면도

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 面刀.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ndo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeondo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeondo
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏndo
Yale Romanization?	myēnto

Noun

면도 • (myeondo) (hanja 面刀)

1. shave, shaving
   • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 214:

     2주 동안 샤워도, 면도도 하지 못했어요. (informal polite speech style)

     Iju dong'an syawo-do, myeondo-do haji mothaesseoyo.

     I couldn't take a shower or shave for two weeks.

Derived terms

• 면도(面刀)날 (myeondonal)
• 면도(面刀)솔 (myeondosol)
• 면도(面刀)칼 (myeondokal)
• 면도(面刀)하다 (myeondohada)
• 면도기(面刀器) (myeondogi)