사면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 赦免 (“pardon, amnesty”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	samyŏn
Yale Romanization?	sāmyen

Noun

사면 • (samyeon) (hanja 赦免)

1. pardon; amnesty

Derived terms

• 사면하다 (赦免‒, samyeonhada, “to pardon”)