Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 敎人.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjo(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyoin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyoin
McCune–Reischauer?kyoin
Yale Romanization?kyōin

Noun

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교인 (gyoin) (hanja 敎人)

  1. believer; devotee