Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 愚人 (simpleton).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
McCune–Reischauer?uin
Yale Romanization?wuin

Noun edit

우인 (u'in) (hanja 愚人)

  1. foolish person, idiot
    Synonyms: 멍청이 (meongcheong'i), 바보 (babo)

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 友人 (friend).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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 edit

우인 (u'in) (hanja 友人)

  1. friend
    Synonyms: 친구(親舊) (chin'gu), (beot)

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 偶人 (idol, puppet).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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 edit

우인 (u'in) (hanja 偶人)

  1. puppet, doll

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from 虞人 (warden).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
McCune–Reischauer?uin
Yale Romanization?wuin

Noun edit

우인 (u'in) (hanja 虞人)

  1. (historical) guardian of mountains and lakes; caretaker of parks and reservations

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Korean word from 優人 (actor).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?u'in
McCune–Reischauer?uin
Yale Romanization?wuin

Noun edit

우인 (u'in) (hanja 優人)

  1. (historical) actor; performing artist