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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | ul |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 乙; this character is the second of the Heavenly Stems, and is therefore used in contracts and legal documents as the equivalent to "Party B" (i.e. the obligated party).
Noun
을 • (eul) (hanja 乙)
- B; used to enumerate the second of a group of unnamed people or objects
- Coordinate terms: 갑(甲) (gap, “A”), 병(丙) (byeong, “C”), 정(丁) (jeong, “D”)
- (idiomatic) the weaker or disadvantaged party in a relationship between two sides
- Antonym: 갑(甲) (gap, “the stronger party”)
기업이 갑이고 정부가 을이다.- Gieob-i gab-igo jeongbu-ga eur-ida.
- The corporations have the advantages and the government is disadvantaged.
- the second of the ten heavenly stems
Usage notes
Coordinate terms
(one of ten heavenly stems):
- 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
- 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
- 계 (癸, gye, “tenth”)
- 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
- 무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
- 병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
- 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
- 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
- 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)
Etymology 2
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
을 • (eul)
More information
- 乙:
- (MC reading: 乙 (MC 'it))
- 圪:
- (MC reading: 圪 (MC ngit|ngj+t))
- 鳦:
- (MC reading: 鳦 (MC 'it))