몌별

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 袂別.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mje̞bjʌ̹ɭ] ~ [me̞bjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [몌별/메별]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myebyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myebyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	myebyŏl
Yale Romanization?	myeypyel

Noun

몌별 • (myebyeol) (hanja 袂別)

1. (literary, dated) a regrettable separation
   • 1937, “橫(횡)說(설)竪(수)說(설) [Speaking nonsense]”, in The Dong-a Ilbo:

     『발서 그들-은 (資(자)本(본)家(가))은 必(필)要(요)치 안타、그들 不(부)德(덕)義(의)漢(한)-과-는 袂(몌)別(별)하고 말것-이라』

     "Balseo geudeur-eun jabon'ga-eun piryochi anta, geudeul budeoguihan-gwa-neun myebyeolhago mal geos-ira"

     "The capitalists are no longer needed; [we] shall part with those immoral men"

Derived terms

• 몌별하다 (袂別—, myebyeolhada)