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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 慇懃.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eun'geun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungeun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭn'gŭn |
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| Yale Romanization? | unkun |
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Noun
은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)
- politeness, courtesy
- close friendship
- implicitness
Derived terms
Adverb
은근 • (eun'geun) (hanja 慇懃)
- (colloquial) quietly; implicitly
- (colloquial) quite (intensifier)