명문

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名門)

1. good family; noble family; prestigious family

   Synonyms: 명가(名家) (myeongga), 명벌(名閥) (myeongbeol)

2. prestigious school; elite school

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名文)

1. beautiful passage of writing; literary gem

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 名聞.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 名聞)

1. good reputation

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 明文.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 明文)

1. laws, rules or regulations which are written down; official proclamations
2. something written well, with clear meaning and language

   명문 집어먹고 휴지 똥 눌 놈. (proverb) ― Myeongmun jibeo-meokgo hyuji ttong nul nom. ― Someone who eats good writing and shits toilet paper.

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myēngmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 命門)

1. solar plexus; pit of the stomach

   Synonym: 명치 (myeongchi)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 銘文.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeongmun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeongmun
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngmun
Yale Romanization?	myengmun

Noun

명문 • (myeongmun) (hanja 銘文)

1. inscriptions engraved on gold stones or other objects

   Synonym: 금석문(金石文) (geumseongmun)