우인

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 愚人 (“simpleton”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?u'in
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
    McCune–Reischauer?uin
    Yale Romanization?wuin

    Noun

    우인 • (u'in) (hanja 愚人)

    1. foolish person, idiot
      Synonyms: 멍청이 (meongcheong'i), 바보 (babo)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 友人 (“friend”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      우인 • (u'in) (hanja 友人)

      1. friend
        Synonyms: 친구(親舊) (chin'gu), 벗 (beot)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 偶人 (“idol, puppet”).

        Pronunciation

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

        Noun

        우인 • (u'in) (hanja 偶人)

        1. puppet, doll

        Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from 虞人 (“warden”).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?u'in
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
        McCune–Reischauer?uin
        Yale Romanization?wuin

        Noun

        우인 • (u'in) (hanja 虞人)

        1. (historical) guardian of mountains and lakes; caretaker of parks and reservations

        Etymology 5

          Sino-Korean word from 優人 (“actor”).

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?u'in
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
          McCune–Reischauer?uin
          Yale Romanization?wuin

          Noun

          우인 • (u'in) (hanja 優人)

          1. (historical) actor; performing artist
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