아전인수
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 我田引水 (“to draw water to one's own field”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 我田引水 (gaden'insui).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ninsʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)저닌수]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ajeoninsu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ajeon'insu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ajŏninsu |
| Yale Romanization? | ācen.inswu |
Noun edit
아전인수 • (ajeoninsu) (hanja 我田引水)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) interpreting a situation solely to one's own advantage, regardless of the facts
- Synonym: 견강부회(牽强附會) (gyeon'gangbuhoe)