궁예

Korean

Etymology

Modern Korean reading of Hanja 弓裔 (弓 裔), which was probably the transcription of some now-lost Old Korean name.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁예]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gung'ye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gung'ye
McCune–Reischauer?	Kungye
Yale Romanization?	kwungyey

Proper noun

궁예 • (Gung'ye) (hanja 弓裔)

1. (historical) a king of north-central Korea in the early tenth century who believed he possessed the supernatural ability to read minds, killing many innocent people out of paranoia

Noun

궁예 • (gung'ye) (hanja 弓裔)

1. (chiefly Internet slang, usually sarcastic) mind-reader
2. (chiefly Internet slang) someone who assumes the worst of other people

Derived terms

• 궁예하다 (gung'yehada)
• 궁예질 (gung'yejil)

See also

• 관심법(觀心法) (gwansimbeop, “mind-reading power (especially as claimed by Gungye)”)
• 독심술(讀心術) (doksimsul, “mind-reading (in general)”)