파렴치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 破廉恥, from 破 (“breaking”) + 廉 (“upright”) + 恥 (“ashamed”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa̠(ː)ɾjʌ̹mt͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [파(ː)렴치]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?paryeomchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?palyeomchi
McCune–Reischauer?p'aryŏmch'i
Yale Romanization?phālyemchi

Noun

파렴치 • (paryeomchi) (hanja 破廉恥)

  1. brazenness; shamelessness

Synonyms

  • 물염치 (muryeomchi)

Antonyms

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