장인

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 丈人 (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)

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?jang'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jang'in
McCune–Reischauer?changin
Yale Romanization?cāngin

Noun

장인 • (jang'in) (hanja 丈人)

  1. father-in-law (wife's father)
  2. (North Korea) an educated person
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 匠人 (“craftsman”); see also Middle Korean 쟈ᇰ〯ᅀᅵᆫ (cyǎngzìn).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jang'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jang'in
McCune–Reischauer?changin
Yale Romanization?cangin

Noun

장인 • (jang'in) (hanja 匠人)

  1. craftsman; artisan
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