천인

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天人, from 天 (“sky, heaven”) + 人 (“human”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 天人)

  1. sky and human
  2. person who has qualities of a hermit or sage and follows Tao
    Synonym: 도인(道人) (doin)
  3. person with exceptional skills or outstanding appearance
    Synonym: 천재(天才) (cheonjae)
  4. very beautiful woman
    Synonym: 미인(美人) (miin)
  5. celestial phenomena and human matters
    Meronyms: 천상(天象) (cheonsang), 인사(人事) (insa)
  6. heavenly principles and human desires
    Meronyms: 천리(天理) (cheolli), 인욕(人慾) (inyok)
  7. (Buddhism) female deva
  8. (Buddhism) beings in the devaloka and the human realm

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 賤人, from 賤 (“lowly, plebeian”) + 人 (“person”).

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?cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?chēn.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 賤人) (historical)

  1. person of the lowest social class; plebeian
    Synonyms: 천민(賤民) (cheonmin), 천구(賤口) (cheon'gu), 하천인(下賤人) (hacheonin)
    Antonym: 귀인(貴人) (gwiin)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 遷人, from 遷 (“transfer, migrate”) + 人 (“person”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 遷人) (historical)

  1. person living in exile
    Synonym: 천객(遷客) (cheon'gaek)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 千仞, from 千 (“thousand”) + 仞 (“ren (unit of length)”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?chen.in

Noun

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 千仞)

  1. towering height; abyss-like depth
Related terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 薦引 (“recommend, suggest”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheon'in
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnin
Yale Romanization?chen.in

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 천인하다

천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 薦引)

  1. recommending someone for a task or position
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