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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