은근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慇懃.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯnɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [은근]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eun'geun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eungeun
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭn'gŭn
Yale Romanization?	unkun

Noun

은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)

1. politeness, courtesy
2. close friendship
3. implicitness

Derived terms

• 은근히 (慇懃-, eun'geunhi, “quietly; implicitly”)

Adverb

은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)

1. (colloquial) quietly; implicitly
2. (colloquial) quite (intensifier)