명문

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋmun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명문]

Sino-Korean word from 名門 (“distinguished family”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名門)

1. good family; noble family; prestigious family
2. prestigious school; elite school

• 명가 (名家, myeongga)
• 명벌 (名閥, myeongbeol)

Sino-Korean word from 名文 (“famous literary composition”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名文)

1. beautiful passage (of writing); literary gem

Sino-Korean word from 名聞 (“reputation”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名聞)

1. someone's reputation; rumours

   Synonym: 소문(所聞) (somun)

Sino-Korean word from 明文 (“plain text”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 明文)

1. something written well, with clear meaning and language

   명문 집어먹고 휴지(休紙) 똥 눌 놈.

   Myeongmun jibeomeokgo hyuji ttong nul nom.

   Someone who eats good writing and shits toilet paper.

Sino-Korean word from 命門 (“lifegate”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 命門)

1. solar plexus; pit of the stomach

   Synonym: 명치 (myeongchi)

Sino-Korean word from 銘文 (“inscription”).

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 銘文)

1. inscriptions engraved on gold stones or other objects

   Synonym: 금석문(金石文) (geumseongmun)