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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 八方美人, from 八方 (“all over”) + 美人 (“beautiful person”), i.e., someone perfect from every point of view.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | palbangmiin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | palbangmiin |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'albangmiin |
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| Yale Romanization? | phal.pangmiin |
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Noun
팔방미인 • (palbangmiin) (hanja 八方美人)
- perfection; a person seeming like a beauty or role model
- (figurative) jack of all trades, all-rounder (a versatile person able to do many things well)
- (rare) someone with no scruples