인간 말종

Korean

Etymology

인간 (人間, in'gan, “human”) + 말종 (maljong), the latter perhaps dialectal for 망종 (亡種, mangjong, “despicable person”) or 말짜 (末—, maljja, “despicable person”). The hanja now generally associated with the second word may or may not be etymologically valid.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [inɡa̠n ma̠ʎt͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [인간 말쫑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	in'gan maljong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ingan maljong
McCune–Reischauer?	in'gan malchong
Yale Romanization?	inkan malqcong

Noun

인간 말종 • (in'gan maljong) (hanja 人間 末種)

1. (derogatory) scum of the earth, worst of humanity, human filth

   성폭행범은 인간 말종 그 이상 그 이하도 아니야.

   seongpokhaengbeom-eun in'gan maljong geu isang geu ihado aniya.

   Rapists are the scum of the earth—nothing more, nothing less.