친자매

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親 (“dear, intimate”) + 姊 (“older sister”) + 妹 (“younger sister”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠mɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠me̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [친자매/친자메]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chinjamae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chinjamae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'injamae
Yale Romanization?	chin.camay

Noun

친자매 • (chinjamae) (hanja 親姊妹)

1. (family) one's (own) sister, blood sister, full-sister

   그녀는 나에게 친자매나 다름없다.

   Geunyeo-neun na-ege chinjamae-na dareumeopda.

   She's like a sister to me.

See also

• 친형제(親兄弟) (chinhyeongje, “full brother”)