당신

Jeju edit

Sino-Korean word from 當身, cognate to Korean 당신 (dangsin).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dangsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dangsin
Yale Romanization^?	tangsin

당신 (dangsin)

second person singular plain (non-polite) pronoun; you
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“당신” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “당신”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎^[1], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 230

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dangsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dangsin
McCune–Reischauer^?	tangsin
Yale Romanization^?	tangsin

당신 • (dangsin) (hanja 當身)

second person singular plain pronoun; you
우리 는 당신밖에 모른다
Uri-neun dangsin-bakke Moreunda
We Will Follow You Only (North Korean propaganda song)
(literally, “We Know No One but You”)

The second person singular pronouns are rarely used in public Korean. Using 당신 (dangsin) to a stranger is usually considered impolite; it is more commonly used between mature married couples. Instead, the person's title is often used, or 선생님 (seonsaengnim, “(respectable) teacher”) if the person's title is unknown, for strangers or superiors:

선생님, 안녕하세요?

seonsaengnim, annyeonghaseyo?

How are you, sir?/Hello, sir.

당신 (dangsin) is often given in translations from foreign languages in the sense "you" as the only option to avoid any ambiguity. Some dictionaries also use it as a placeholder (to be replaced with nothing or a more appropriate noun or pronoun), even if 당신 (dangsin) would not be used in many real-life situations.