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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | giman |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | giman |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kiman |
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| Yale Romanization? | kiman |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 欺瞞, from 欺 (“deceiving”) + 瞞 (“deceiving”).
Noun
기만 • (giman) (hanja 欺瞞)
- deception, trickery (usually with a condescending attitude)
- Synonyms: 속임수 (sogimsu), 사기 (sagi)
국민을 기만하는 정부- gungmin-eul giman-haneun jeongbu
- a government which plays the people for fools
- (slang) humblebrag, assuming false humility
나 이번에는 장학금 못 탈 거 같애. — 야, 우리는 B도 못 건지니까 우리 앞에서 기만하지 마.- Na ibeon-e-neun janghakgeum mot tal geo gat-ae. - Ya, uri-neun bi-do mot geonjinikka uri ap-eseo giman-haji ma.
- I don't think I'm gonna get the scholarship this time. — Hey, we can't even salvage a B, so quit humblebragging in front of us.
Derived terms
- 기만하다 (gimanhada, “to deceive, to humblebrag”)
- 기만되다 (gimandoeda, “to be deceived”)
- 기만적(欺瞞的) (gimanjeok, “deceptive”)
- 기만자(欺瞞者) (gimanja, “deceiver”)
- 기만질 (gimanjil, “humblebragging”)
- 기만러 (gimalleo, “humblebragger”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 幾 (“several”) + 萬 (“ten thousand”).
Numeral
기만 • (giman) (hanja 幾萬)
- (dated, formal) several tens of thousands