Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 後見人, from 後見 +

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷu(ː)ɡjʌ̹nin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hugyeonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hugyeon'in
McCune–Reischauer?hugyŏnin
Yale Romanization?hwūkyen.in

Noun

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후견인 (hugyeonin) (hanja 後見人)

  1. guardian