소인

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 小人, from 小 (“small”) + 人 (“person”)

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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Noun

소인 • (soin) (hanja 小人)

  1. child, kid
  2. small person
  3. snobbish person

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 消印, from 消 (“extinguish”) + 印 (“seal”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soin
McCune–Reischauer?soin
Yale Romanization?soin

Noun

소인 • (soin) (hanja 消印)

  1. a postal marking applied on a postage stamp to deface it
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