매국노

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣國奴 (“traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ɡuŋno̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ɡuŋno̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)궁노/메(ː)궁노]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maegungno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maegugno
McCune–Reischauer?maegungno
Yale Romanization?māykwukno

Noun

매국노 • (maegungno) (hanja 賣國奴)

  1. traitor (one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country)

Synonyms

  • 매국적(賣國賊) (maegukjeok)
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