명운

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 命運 (“fate, destiny, doom”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ŋun]
• Phonetic hangul: [명(ː)운]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeong'un
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeong'un
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏngun
Yale Romanization?	myēngwun

Noun

명운 • (myeong'un) (hanja 命運)

1. fate, destiny, doom

Synonyms

• 운명 (unmyeong)