초면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 初面, from 初 (“first”) + 面 (“meeting”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞mjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [초면]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chomyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chomyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'omyŏn
Yale Romanization?	chomyen

Noun

초면 • (chomyeon) (hanja 初面)

1. stranger, unknown
2. first meeting

   초면의 인상 ― chomyeon-ui insang ― first impression

Derived terms

• 초면인(初面人) (chomyeonin, “stranger, person met for the first time”)