면면

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 면(面) (myeon, “face; aspect”) + 면(面) (myeon, “face; aspect”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjʌ̹(ː)nmjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)면]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeonmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeonmyeon
McCune–Reischauer?myŏnmyŏn
Yale Romanization?myēnmyen

Noun

면면 • (myeonmyeon) (hanja 面面)

  1. various aspects; each and every aspect
    일본사의 면면을 다루는 서적
    ilbonsa-ui myeonmyeon-eul daruneun seojeok
    a book which deals with the various facets of Japanese history
  2. various faces; each and every face
    사람들의 면면을 살펴보면 제각기 표정이 상이하다.
    Saram-deur-ui myeonmyeon-eul salpyeobomyeon jegakgi pyojeong-i sang'ihada.
    If you look at the faces of people, they all have different expressions.
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