죄인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 罪人.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [줴(ː)인/죄(ː)인]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joein
McCune–Reischauer?choein
Yale Romanization?cōyin

Noun

죄인 • (joein) (hanja 罪人)

  1. criminal, offender, culprit
  2. sinner, transgressor
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