촌사람

Korean

Etymology

From 촌(村) (chon, “country”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 사람 (saram, “person”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chonsaram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chonsalam
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'onssaram
Yale Romanization?	chōnqsalam

Noun

촌사람 • (chonsaram) (hanja 村사람)

1. country person; someone who lives in the a rural area, the countryside
2. country bumpkin; (figuratively) simpleton, small-minded person