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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 運命, from 運 (“destiny”) + 命 (“destiny”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | unmyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | unmyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | unmyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | wūnmyeng |
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Noun
운명 • (unmyeong) (hanja 運命)
- destiny, fate; fortune
- 죽음은 우리의 피할 수 없는 운명이다
- Jugeumeun uriui pihal ssu eomneun unmyeongida
- Death is our ineluctable fate
Synonyms
- 명 (命, myeong, “life; fate”)
- 숙명 (宿命, sungmyeong, “fate”)