장문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 長文.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [장문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangmun
McCune–Reischauer?	changmun
Yale Romanization?	cangmun

Noun

장문 • (jangmun) (hanja 長文)

1. a lengthy text, a long letter

   Antonym: 단문(短文) (danmun)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 掌紋.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangmun
McCune–Reischauer?	changmun
Yale Romanization?	cāngmun

Noun

장문 • (jangmun) (hanja 掌紋)

1. palm lines

   장문을 보다 ― jangmun-eul boda ― to read palms