유명

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 有名 (famous).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 有名)

    1. (attributive) famous, well-known
      Antonym: 무명(無名) (mumyeong)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 乳名 (childhood name)

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?yumyeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
      McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
      Yale Romanization?yumyeng

      Noun

      유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 乳名)

      1. one's childhood name; nickname
        Synonym: 아명(兒名) (amyeong)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 幽冥 (hell).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?yumyeong
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
        McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
        Yale Romanization?yumyeng

        Noun

        유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽冥)

        1. hell, hades, the underworld
          Synonym: 저승 (jeoseung)

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from 幽明 (dark and light).

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?yumyeong
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
          McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
          Yale Romanization?yumyeng

          Noun

          유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽明)

          1. darkness and light; the good and the bad; good and evil; this world and the underworld
            Synonym: 유현(幽顯) (yuhyeon)
          Derived terms
          • 유명을 달리하다 (yumyeong'eul dallihada)

          Etymology 5

          Sino-Korean word from 遺命 (will).

          Pronunciation

          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?yumyeong
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
          McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
          Yale Romanization?yumyeng

          Noun

          유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 遺命)

          1. last will and testament; dying wishes
            아버님 유명 받들어 학문 전심하고 있다.Na-neun abeonim-ui yumyeon-g'eul batdeureo hangmun-e jeonsimhago itda.To honor my father's will, I am devoting myself to my studies.
            1. (Confucianism) an order issued upon one's death, usually by a father or king, telling one's children or servants to do something