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성매매

성매매

Korean

Noun

성매매 • ‎(seongmaemae) ‎(hanja 性賣買)

  1. prostitution

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性賣買 ‎(“prostitution”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʰɘːŋmɛ̝mɛ̝/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 성:매매
Romanizations
Revised transcription seongmaemae
Revised transliteration seongmaemae
McCune–Reischauer sŏngmaemae
Yale sēngmaymay

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