견유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 犬儒, from 犬 (“dog”) + 儒 (“Confucian scholar”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeonyu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeon'yu
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnyu
    Yale Romanization?kyen.yu

    Noun

    견유 • (gyeonyu) (hanja 犬儒)

    1. cynic

    Derived terms

    • 견유주의(犬儒主義) (gyeonyujuui, “cynicism”)
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