오인

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 誤認.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)in]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oin
    McCune–Reischauer?oin
    Yale Romanization?ōin

    Noun

    오인 • (oin) (hanja 誤認)

    1. mistaking (for something else); misrecognition
      오인 사격oin sagyeokfriendly fire (literally, “mistaken fire”)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 吾人.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?oin
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?oin
      McCune–Reischauer?oin
      Yale Romanization?oin

      Pronoun

      오인 • (oin) (hanja 吾人)

      1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) I; we