성인

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 成人 (“adult, grown-up”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'in
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngin
Yale Romanization?sengin

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 成人)

  1. adult; grown-up
    Synonyms: 어른 (eoreun), 대인(大人) (daein)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 聖人.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'in
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngin
Yale Romanization?sēngin

Noun

성인 • (seong'in) (hanja 聖人)

  1. saint; holy man
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