Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 觀音 (Guanyin), from Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gwaneum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gwan'eum
McCune–Reischauer?Kwanŭm
Yale Romanization?kwan.um

Proper noun

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관음 (Gwaneum) (hanja 觀音)

  1. (Buddhism) Guanyin