아전인수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 我田引水 (“to draw water to one's own field”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 我田引水(がでんいんすい) (gaden'insui).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ninsʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)저닌수]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ajeoninsu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ajeon'insu
    McCune–Reischauer?ajŏninsu
    Yale Romanization?ācen.inswu

    Noun

    아전인수 • (ajeoninsu) (hanja 我田引水)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) interpreting a situation solely to one's own advantage, regardless of the facts
      Synonym: 견강부회(牽强附會) (gyeon'gangbuhoe)
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