운명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運命, from 運 (“destiny”) + 命 (“destiny”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)nmjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [운(ː)명]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?unmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?unmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?unmyŏng
Yale Romanization?wūnmyeng

Noun

운명 • (unmyeong) (hanja 運命)

  1. destiny, fate; fortune
    • 죽음은 우리의 피할 수 없는 운명이다
      Jugeumeun uriui pihal ssu eomneun unmyeongida
      Death is our ineluctable fate

Synonyms

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