운명

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 運命, from 運 (“destiny”) + 命 (“destiny”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    운명 • (unmyeong) (hanja 運命)

    1. destiny, fate; fortune
      • 죽음은 우리의 피할 수 없는 운명이다
        Jugeumeun uriui pihal ssu eomneun unmyeongida
        Death is our ineluctable fate

    Synonyms

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