유명

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 有名 (“famous”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yūmyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 有名)

1. (attributive) famous, well-known

   Antonym: 무명(無名) (mumyeong)

Derived terms

• 유명하다 (yumyeonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 乳名 (“childhood name”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jumjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 乳名)

1. one's childhood name; nickname

   Synonym: 아명(兒名) (amyeong)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 幽冥 (“hell”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jumjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽冥)

1. hell, hades, the underworld

   Synonym: 저승 (jeoseung)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 幽明 (“dark and light”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jumjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽明)

1. darkness and light; the good and the bad; good and evil; this world and the underworld

   Synonym: 유현(幽顯) (yuhyeon)

Derived terms

• 유명을 달리하다 (yumyeong'eul dallihada)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 遺命 (“will”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jumjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 遺命)

1. last will and testament; dying wishes

   나는 아버님의 유명을 받들어 학문에 전심하고 있다. ― Na-neun abeonim-ui yumyeong-eul batdeureo hangmun-e jeonsimhago itda. ― To honor my father's will, I am devoting myself to my studies.

   1. (Confucianism) an order issued upon one's death, usually by a father or king, telling one's children or servants to do something