Korean Words with Many Meanings

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myeon

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A noun whose senses gather around a flat surface, a side, noodles, and cotton.

Sense	Example
noodles (a dish of noodles)	이 집은 면이 정말 쫄깃하다. i jibeun myeoni jeongmal jjolgithada. The noodles at this place are really chewy.
surface / face (of an object)	책상 면이 매끄럽다. chaeksang myeoni maekkeureopda. The surface of the desk is smooth.
side / aspect (of a matter)	그에게도 좋은 면이 있다. geuegedo joeun myeoni itda. He has his good side too.
cotton (fabric or fiber)	이 셔츠는 면 100%다. i syeocheuneun myeon baekpeosenteuda. This shirt is 100% cotton.
myeon (a rural administrative district)	할머니는 시골 면에 사신다. halmeouiuneun sigol myeone sasinda. My grandmother lives in a rural myeon district.

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