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궁예

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Korean

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Etymology

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Modern Korean reading of Hanja , which was probably the transcription of some now-lost Old Korean name.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gung'ye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gung'ye
McCune–Reischauer?Kungye
Yale Romanization?kwungyey

Proper noun

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궁예 (Gung'ye) (hanja 弓裔)

  1. (historical) a king of north-central Korea in the early tenth century who believed he possessed the supernatural ability to read minds, killing many innocent people out of paranoia

Noun

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궁예 (gung'ye) (hanja 弓裔)

  1. (chiefly Internet slang, usually sarcastic) mind-reader
  2. (chiefly Internet slang) someone who assumes the worst of other people

Derived terms

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See also

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