우인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 愚人 (“simpleton”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uin]
• Phonetic hangul: [우인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'in
McCune–Reischauer?	uin
Yale Romanization?	wuin

Noun

우인 • (u'in) (hanja 愚人)

1. foolish person, idiot

   Synonyms: 멍청이 (meongcheong'i), 바보 (babo)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 友人 (“friend”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'in
McCune–Reischauer?	uin
Yale Romanization?	wūin

Noun

우인 • (u'in) (hanja 友人)

1. friend

   Synonyms: 친구(親舊) (chin'gu), 벗 (beot)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 偶人 (“idol, puppet”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'in
McCune–Reischauer?	uin
Yale Romanization?	wūin

Noun

우인 • (u'in) (hanja 偶人)

1. puppet, doll

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 虞人 (“warden”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uin]
• Phonetic hangul: [우인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'in
McCune–Reischauer?	uin
Yale Romanization?	wuin

Noun

우인 • (u'in) (hanja 虞人)

1. (historical) guardian of mountains and lakes; caretaker of parks and reservations

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 優人 (“actor”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uin]
• Phonetic hangul: [우인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'in
McCune–Reischauer?	uin
Yale Romanization?	wuin

Noun

우인 • (u'in) (hanja 優人)

1. (historical) actor; performing artist