친자매

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親 (“dear, intimate”) + 姊 (“older sister”) + 妹 (“younger sister”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠mɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠me̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [친자매/친자메]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chinjamae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chinjamae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'injamae
Yale Romanization?chin.camay

Noun

친자매 • (chinjamae) (hanja 親姊妹)

  1. (family) one's (own) sister, blood sister, full-sister
    그녀는 나에게 친자매나 다름없다.
    Geunyeo-neun na-ege chinjamae-na dareumeopda.
    She's like a sister to me.

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