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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 我田引水 (“to draw water to one's own field”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 我田引水 (gaden'insui).
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? | ajeoninsu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ajeon'insu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ajŏninsu |
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| Yale Romanization? | ācen.inswu |
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Noun
아전인수 • (ajeoninsu) (hanja 我田引水)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) interpreting a situation solely to one's own advantage, regardless of the facts
- Synonym: 견강부회(牽强附會) (gyeon'gangbuhoe)