"남남북녀" meaning in Korean

See 남남북녀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [na̠mna̠mbuŋɲʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: namnambungnyeo [romanization], 南男北女 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 南 (“south”) + 男 (“man”) + 北 (“north”) + 女 (“woman”) Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|南|south|男|man|北|north|女|woman}} Sino-Korean word from 南 (“south”) + 男 (“man”) + 北 (“north”) + 女 (“woman”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=南男北女}} 남남북녀 • (namnambungnyeo) (hanja 南男北女)
  1. (historical) in dynastic Korea, the notion that the most competent men are from the southernmost provinces and that the most beautiful women are from the northernmost provinces Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-남남북녀-ko-noun-poKe0OlX Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 43 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 13 43 45 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 12 42 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 38 35
  2. (modern) the stereotype that South Korean men are more handsome than North Korean men and that North Korean women are more beautiful than South Korean women Tags: modern
    Sense id: en-남남북녀-ko-noun-LxWoI0ki Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 43 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 13 43 45 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 12 42 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 5 45 50
  3. (modern) a South Korean man and a North Korean woman Tags: modern
    Sense id: en-남남북녀-ko-noun-fWiAmUg5 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 43 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 13 43 45 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 12 42 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 38 35 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 5 45 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 북녀남남 (bungnyeonamnam) (alt: 北女南男) (english: North; with first) [North-Korean, variant]

Inflected forms

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        "8": "woman"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 南 (“south”) + 男 (“man”) + 北 (“north”) + 女 (“woman”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
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  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 南 (“south”) + 男 (“man”) + 北 (“north”) + 女 (“woman”)",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "namnambungnyeo",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "南男北女",
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        {
          "english": "From time to time, South Koreans will tell me when we are first introduced to each other: \"You're a beauty. The saying \"southern men, northern women\" really holds true.\" It took me a truly long time to understand that I was not a beauty, that this was a generic greeting produced by South Korean culture, which is so adept in the art of talking up the other person.",
          "ref": "2004, 최진이 [choejini, Choe Jin-i], Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights:",
          "roman": "choejini",
          "text": "나는 처음 만나는 한국 사람들로부터 \"미인이시네요, 정말 ‘남남북녀’ 란 말이 맞네요.\"라는 말을 가끔 듣곤 한다. 내가 미인이어서가 아니라 상대방을 추켜올리는 데 아주 능숙 능란한 한국문화가 생산해낸 상투적인 인사법이라는 것을 깨닫는 데는 참 많은 시간이 요구되었다.",
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          "english": "Marriages between South Korean men and North Korean women are estimated in the hundreds per year.",
          "ref": "2016, 한보경 [hanbogyeong, Han Bo-gyeong], “'남남북녀' 부부 늘어난다…탈북입국자 80%는 여성 [namnambungnyeo bubu neureonanda…talbugipgukja 80%neun yeoseong]”, in Money Today:",
          "roman": "hanbogyeong",
          "text": "연간 남남북녀의 성혼은 수백 건으로 추산된다.",
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        "(modern) a South Korean man and a North Korean woman"
      ],
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        "modern"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[na̠mna̠mbuŋɲʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "남남붕녀"
    },
    {
      "other": "[남남붕녀]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "北女南男",
      "english": "North; with first",
      "roman": "bungnyeonamnam",
      "tags": [
        "North-Korean",
        "variant"
      ],
      "word": "북녀남남"
    }
  ],
  "word": "남남북녀"
}
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          "ref": "2004, 최진이 [choejini, Choe Jin-i], Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights:",
          "roman": "choejini",
          "text": "나는 처음 만나는 한국 사람들로부터 \"미인이시네요, 정말 ‘남남북녀’ 란 말이 맞네요.\"라는 말을 가끔 듣곤 한다. 내가 미인이어서가 아니라 상대방을 추켜올리는 데 아주 능숙 능란한 한국문화가 생산해낸 상투적인 인사법이라는 것을 깨닫는 데는 참 많은 시간이 요구되었다.",
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    {
      "alt": "北女南男",
      "english": "North; with first",
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      ],
      "word": "북녀남남"
    }
  ],
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}

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