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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 專門.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 專門/顓門)

  1. expertise; speciality; one's field of specialization
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 全文.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 全文)

  1. full text; entire text

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 前文.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 前文)

  1. preamble
    헌법 전문heonbeop jeonmunPreamble to the Constitution

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 前門.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 前門)

  1. front door; front gate
    Synonym: 앞문 (ammun)
    Antonyms: 후문(後門) (humun), 뒷문 (dwinmun)

Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from 傳聞.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cenmun

Noun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 傳聞)

  1. hearsay
    전문증거(傳聞證據)hearsay evidence
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Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from 電文.

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nmun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonmun
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnmun
Yale Romanization?cēnmun

Noun

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전문 (jeonmun) (hanja 電文)

  1. telegram (message)