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죄인

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Korean

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Etymology

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    Sino-Korean word from 罪人.

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(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?joein
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?joein
    McCune–Reischauer?choein
    Yale Romanization?cōyin

    Noun

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    죄인 (joein) (hanja 罪人)

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