명운

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 命運 (“fate, destiny, doom”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ŋun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)운]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?myeong'un
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeong'un
    McCune–Reischauer?myŏngun
    Yale Romanization?myēngwun

    Noun

    명운 • (myeong'un) (hanja 命運)

    1. fate, destiny, doom

    Synonyms

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