주인공
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 主人公, from 主 (“chief”) + 人 (“person”) + 公 (“fair”), from Japanese 主人公 (shujinkō), from Middle Chinese 主人公 (tsyuX nyin kuwng).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
주인공 • (ju-in-gong) (hanja 主人公)
- (theater, literature) The hero or heroine; the lead role.
- 1849, David Copperfield
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나의 자서전이라고도 할 수 있는 이 이야기에서, 과연 내가 주인공인지, 아니면 다른 사람에게 주인공의 자리를 넘겼는지는 다음을 읽어보면 알게 될 것이다.
- Naui jaseojeoniragodo hal su inneun i iyagieseo, gwayeon naega ju-in-gong-inji, animyeon dareun saramege ju-in-gong-ui jarireul neomgyeonneunjineun da-eumeul ilgeobomyeon alge doel geosida.
- Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
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- (by extension) The central figure in any situation.