Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 五倫

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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오륜 (oryun) (hanja 五倫)

  1. (Confucianism) five cardinal relationships

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 五輪

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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오륜 (oryun) (hanja 五輪)

  1. the Olympic Rings
  2. (by extension) the Olympic Games

See also

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