도회인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 都會 (“metropolis”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞βwe̞in] ~ [to̞ɦø̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [도훼인/도회인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dohoein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dohoein
McCune–Reischauer?	tohoein
Yale Romanization?	tohoyin

Noun

도회인 • (dohoein) (hanja 都會人)

1. urbanite, urban resident
   • 1964, 김승옥／金承鈺 [Kim Seung-ok], 무진기행／霧津記行 [A Trip to Mujin]:

     신문은, 도회인이 누구나 그렇듯이 이제 내 생활의 일부로서 내 하루의 시작과 끝을 맡아보고 있었던 것이다.

     Sinmuneun, dohoein-i nugu-na geureoteus-i ije nae saenghwar-ui ilburoseo nae haru-ui sijak-gwa kkeut-eul matabogo isseotdeon geos-ida.

     As is true of any urbanite, the newspaper had now become part of my daily life, put in charge of my day's beginning and end.