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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 殘忍.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | janin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jan'in |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chanin |
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| Yale Romanization? | can.in |
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Noun
잔인 • (janin) (hanja 殘忍)
- being cruel; being ruthless
Usage notes
- Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 잔인 (janin) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 잔인하다 (janin-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 잔인함 (janin-ham).
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