유명

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 有名 (“famous”).

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?yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?yūmyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 有名)

  1. (attributive) famous, well-known
    Antonym: 무명(無名) (mumyeong)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 乳名 (“childhood name”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 乳名)

  1. one's childhood name; nickname
    Synonym: 아명(兒名) (amyeong)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 幽冥 (“hell”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽冥)

  1. hell, hades, the underworld
    Synonym: 저승 (jeoseung)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 幽明 (“dark and light”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 幽明)

  1. darkness and light; the good and the bad; good and evil; this world and the underworld
    Synonym: 유현(幽顯) (yuhyeon)
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 遺命 (“will”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yumyŏng
Yale Romanization?yumyeng

Noun

유명 • (yumyeong) (hanja 遺命)

  1. last will and testament; dying wishes
    나는 아버님의 유명을 받들어 학문에 전심하고 있다. ― Na-neun abeonim-ui yumyeong-eul batdeureo hangmun-e jeonsimhago itda. ― To honor my father's will, I am devoting myself to my studies.
    1. (Confucianism) an order issued upon one's death, usually by a father or king, telling one's children or servants to do something
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