오륜

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 五倫

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oryun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	olyun
McCune–Reischauer?	oryun
Yale Romanization?	ōlyun

Noun

오륜 • (oryun) (hanja 五倫)

1. (Confucianism) five cardinal relationships:
   1. 부자유친 (父子有親, bujayuchin, “relationship between father and son”)
   2. 군신유의 (君臣有義, gunsinyuui, “relationship between ruler and subject”)
   3. 부부유별 (夫婦有別, bubuyubyeol, “relationship between husband and wife”)
   4. 장유유서 (長幼有序, jang'yuyuseo, “relationship between elder and younger”)
   5. 붕우유신 (朋友有信, bung'uyusin, “relationship between friends”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 五輪

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oryun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	olyun
McCune–Reischauer?	oryun
Yale Romanization?	ōlyun

Noun

오륜 • (oryun) (hanja 五輪)

1. the Olympic Rings
2. (by extension) the Olympic Games

See also

• 올림픽 (Ollimpik)