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외인

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Korean

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Etymology

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    Sino-Korean word from 外人, from (outside) + (person)

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)in]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oein
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oein
    McCune–Reischauer?oein
    Yale Romanization?ōyin

    Noun

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    외인 (oein) (hanja 外人)

    1. person not belonging to one's family
    2. foreigner, alien

    Derived terms

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