만신창이

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 滿身瘡痍, from 滿身 (“whole body”) + 瘡痍 (“wound”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)신창이]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mansinchang'i
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mansinchang'i
    McCune–Reischauer?mansinch'angi
    Yale Romanization?mānsin.changi

    Noun

    만신창이 • (mansinchang'i) (hanja 滿身瘡痍)

    1. (of a body) being covered with wounds
      그는 치열한 싸움을 하고 나서 몸이 만신창이가 됐다.
      Geu-neun chiyeolhan ssaum-eul hago naseo mom-i mansinchang'iga dwaetda.
      After the fierce fight, his body was covered with wounds.
    2. (figurative) a wreck; being in a state of failure or ruin
      Synonym: 엉망 (eongmang)
      실연을 겪고 난 후, 그녀는 만신창이로 전락했다.
      Siryeon-eul gyeokgo nan hu, geunyeo-neun mansinchang'iro jeollakhaetda.
      After suffering from a broken heart, she became a total train wreck.
      • 2019, “中(중) 수출길 끊긴 韓(한) 게임…"판호문제 만신창이, 정부 무관심탓"”, in News1‎[1]:
        "판호 문제를 만신창이로 만든 것은 한국 정부의 무관심"이라고 비판했다.
        Panho munje-reul mansinchang'iro mandeun geos-eun han'guk jeongbu-ui mugwansimirago bipanhaetda.
        [He] criticized the current state of failure in [companies obtaining] selling licences [in China], saying that it is the indifference of the South Korean government that caused the problem.
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