Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 黑幕.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Heungmak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Heugmag
McCune–Reischauer?Hŭngmak
Yale Romanization?hukmak

Noun

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흑막 (heungmak) (hanja 黑幕)

  1. (literal) black curtain
  2. éminence grise