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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 滿身瘡痍, from 滿身 (“whole body”) + 瘡痍 (“wound”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | mansinchang'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mansinchang'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mansinch'angi |
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| Yale Romanization? | mānsin.changi |
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Noun
만신창이 • (mansinchang'i) (hanja 滿身瘡痍)
- (of a body) being covered with wounds
그는 치열한 싸움을 하고 나서 몸이 만신창이가 됐다.- Geu-neun chiyeolhan ssaum-eul hago naseo mom-i mansinchang'iga dwaetda.
- After the fierce fight, his body was covered with wounds.
- (figurative) a wreck; being in a state of failure or ruin
- Synonym: 엉망 (eongmang)
실연을 겪고 난 후, 그녀는 만신창이로 전락했다.- Siryeon-eul gyeokgo nan hu, geunyeo-neun mansinchang'iro jeollakhaetda.
- After suffering from a broken heart, she became a total train wreck.
2019, “中 수출길 끊긴 韓 게임…"판호문제 만신창이, 정부 무관심탓"”, in News1:"판호 문제를 만신창이로 만든 것은 한국 정부의 무관심"이라고 비판했다.- Panho munje-reul mansinchang'iro mandeun geos-eun han'guk jeongbu-ui mugwansimirago bipanhaetda.
- criticized the current state of failure in selling licences , saying that it is the indifference of the South Korean government that caused the problem.