남남북녀南男北女 (남녘 남, 사내 남, 북녘 북, 계집 녀)
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ENin 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; 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; a South Korean man and a North Korean woman
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- 1. ENin 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
- 2. ENthe stereotype that South Korean men are more handsome than North Korean men and that North Korean women are more beautiful than South Korean women
- 3. ENa South Korean man and a North Korean woman
Ne'e sala? Hatete mai ami / 틀렸나요? 알려 주세요
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.
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.
연간 남남북녀의 성혼은 수백 건으로 추산된다.
Marriages between South Korean men and North Korean women are estimated in the hundreds per year.