Korean

Noun

낯 • ‎(nat)

1. face, countenance
   • 웃는 낯에 침을 뱉다‎ ― unneun nache chimeul baetda ― to spit in laughing face
2. honor, prestige
   • 선비의 집 자식으로 어디 내놓아도 낯깎일 일 없을 놈이었다.‎

     Seonbiui jip jasigeuro eodi naenoado natkkakkil il eopseul nomieotda.

     Being a man of scholar family, he was never to lose his honor anywhere.

Alternative forms

• 낫 (nat, “(obsolete)”)

Synonyms

• 얼굴 (eolgul)

Derived terms

• 낯짝 (natjjak, “face (humble)”)
• 낯설다 (natseolda, “to be unfamiliar, strange”)
• 낯익다 (nachikda, “to be familiar, acquainted”)

See also

• 낳다 (nata, “to bear, give birth”)
• 나타나다 (natanada, “to appear, emerge”)