인간 말종
Korean
editEtymology
edit인간 (人間, in'gan, “human”) + 말종 (maljong), the latter perhaps dialectal for 망종 (亡種, mangjong, “despicable person”) or 말짜 (末—, maljja, “despicable person”). The hanja now generally associated with the second word may or may not be etymologically valid.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [inɡa̠n ma̠ʎt͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [인간 말쫑]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | in'gan maljong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ingan maljong |
McCune–Reischauer? | in'gan malchong |
Yale Romanization? | inkan malqcong |
Noun
edit인간 말종 • (in'gan maljong) (hanja 人間 末種)
- (derogatory) scum of the earth, worst of humanity, human filth
- 성폭행범은 인간 말종 그 이상 그 이하도 아니야.
- seongpokhaengbeom-eun in'gan maljong geu isang geu ihado aniya.
- Rapists are the scum of the earth—nothing more, nothing less.