남사친

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 남자 사람 친구 (namja saram chin'gu, “male-person-friend”). Compare 남친 (namchin, “boyfriend”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠msʰa̠t͡ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [남사친]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namsachin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?namsachin
McCune–Reischauer?namsach'in
Yale Romanization?namsa.chin

Noun

남사친 • (namsachin)

  1. (neologism) male friend (of a girl, as opposed to her boyfriend)

Antonyms
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