내가 하면 로맨스 남이 하면 불륜 (내로남불)

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Pronunciation

naega hamyeon romance namee hamyeon boolyun (naeronambool)

Definition (meaning)

This sentence means that “My fault is not fault but your fault is a real fault”.

Literally, 내로남불 means “ If I cheated on my wife(husband), it would be an innocent romance but if you did it , it would be a really disgusting thing”.

This sentence shows ‘double standard thing’.

Definition in Korean(뜻)

내가 저지르는 나쁜짓은 나쁜짓이 아니지만, 남이 저지르는 나쁜짓은 나쁜짓이라는 이중잣대를 풍자하는 문장

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The New York Times used this word for the article : https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/world/asia/korea-mayor-election-moon-oh-sehoon.html

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