소인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 小人, from 小 (“small”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)in]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soin
McCune–Reischauer?	soin
Yale Romanization?	sōin

Noun

소인 • (soin) (hanja 小人)

1. child, kid
2. small person
3. snobbish person

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 消 (“extinguish”) + 印 (“seal”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [소인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soin
McCune–Reischauer?	soin
Yale Romanization?	soin

Noun

소인 • (soin) (hanja 消印)

1. a postal marking applied on a postage stamp to deface it