폐인

Korean edit

Sino-Korean word from 廢人, from 廢 (“crippled; abandoned, disused”) + 人 (“person”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)in]
Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)인/페(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	pyein
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	pyein
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'yein
Yale Romanization^?	phyēyin

폐인 • (pyein) (hanja 廢人)

the handicapped, the crippled
Synonym: 비인(非人) (biin)
useless, worthless person
Synonym: 기인(棄人) (giin)
(derogatory, often in phrases) fanatic, maniac, fiend
考試廢人
고시 폐인 ― gosi pyein ― person obsessed in preparing for civil service exams despite failing them repeatedly

Sino-Korean word from 嬖人, from 嬖 (“favored, beloved”) + 人 (“person”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)in]
Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)인/페(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	pyein
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	pyein
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'yein
Yale Romanization^?	phyēyin

폐인 • (pyein) (hanja 嬖人)