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