운명

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 運命, from (destiny) + (destiny)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)nmjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?unmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?unmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?unmyŏng
Yale Romanization?wūnmyeng

Noun

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운명 (unmyeong) (hanja 運命)

  1. destiny, fate; fortune
    • 죽음은 우리의 피할 수 없는 운명이다
      Jugeumeun uriui pihal ssu eomneun unmyeongida
      Death is our ineluctable fate

Synonyms

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