은근

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 慇懃.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eun'geun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungeun
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭn'gŭn
    Yale Romanization?unkun

    Noun

    은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)

    1. politeness, courtesy
    2. close friendship
    3. implicitness

    Derived terms

    Adverb

    은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)

    1. (colloquial) quietly; implicitly
    2. (colloquial) quite (intensifier)