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

• 명 (命, myeong, “life; fate”)
• 숙명 (宿命, sungmyeong, “fate”)