천명

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 闡明.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nmjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)명]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmyŏng
Yale Romanization?chēnmyeng

Noun

천명 • (cheonmyeong) (hanja 闡明)

  1. (formal) explanation, clarification (of one's opinion or position)
Derived terms
  • 천명(闡明)되다 (cheonmyeongdoeda)
  • 천명(闡明)하다 (cheonmyeonghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 天命.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmyŏng
Yale Romanization?chenmyeng

Noun

천명 • (cheonmyeong) (hanja 天命)

  1. one's destiny or fate (bestowed by Heaven); Providence

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 天明.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmyŏng
Yale Romanization?chenmyeng

Noun

천명 • (cheonmyeong) (hanja 天明)

  1. daybreak
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