Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 代理人.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾiin] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾiin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeriin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeliin
McCune–Reischauer?taeriin
Yale Romanization?tāyliin

Noun

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대리인 (daeriin) (hanja 代理人)

  1. deputy, substitute, stand-in; proxy