내로남불

Korean

Etymology

Shortening of 내가 하면 로맨스, 남이 하면 불륜 (naega hamyeon romaenseu, nami hamyeon bullyun, “If I do it, it's romance. But If others do it, it's just an affair.”) to four characters, giving it the appearance of a chengyu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [nɛɾo̞na̠mbuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [내로남불]
Revised Romanization? naeronambul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? naelonambul
McCune–Reischauer? naeronambul
Yale Romanization? naylonampul

Noun

내로남불 • (naeronambul) (hanja —不)

  1. (neologism) double standard
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