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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 外國人, from 外國 (“foreign country”) + 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.
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| Revised Romanization? | oegugin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oegug'in |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | oegugin |
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| Yale Romanization? | ōykwuk.in |
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Noun
외국인 • (oegugin) (hanja 外國人)
- a foreigner or foreigners.
- Synonym: (less common) 외인(外人) (oein, “foreigner; alien”)
- (South Korea) a foreigner or foreigners, especially European.
2014, Four Bars, “Foreigner”, in Sorry, I was drunk: Random ramblings about life and stuff. (in English), BlogSpot, archived from the original on 17 April 2015:I don't like the way Koreans use the word "외국인." Despite what it means in the dictionary, in [South] Korea "foreigner" has definite racial connotations. Foreigner is almost synonymous with white people.
- (South Korea) a person who is not of ethnic Korean ancestry.
2014, Four Bars, “Foreigner”, in Sorry, I was drunk: Random ramblings about life and stuff. (in English), BlogSpot, archived from the original on 17 April 2015:I don't like the way Koreans use the word "외국인." Despite what it means in the dictionary, in [South] Korea "foreigner" has definite racial connotations. ... Koreans who to overseas call the locals foreigners even though they are the foreigners in the country they are visiting.
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