Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 明暗 (light and darkness).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeong'am
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'am
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngam
Yale Romanization?myengam

Noun

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명암 (myeong'am) (hanja 明暗)

  1. happiness and misfortune
  2. (literally) light and darkness