파렴치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破廉恥, from 破 (“breaking”) + 廉 (“upright”) + 恥 (“ashamed”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paryeomchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	palyeomchi
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aryŏmch'i
Yale Romanization?	phālyemchi

Noun

파렴치 • (paryeomchi) (hanja 破廉恥)

1. brazenness; shamelessness

Synonyms

• 물염치 (muryeomchi)

Antonyms

• 염치 (yeomchi, “shame”)

Derived terms

• 파렴치하다 (paryeomchihada, “to be brazen”)