천민

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 賤民 (person of the lowest social status; riffraff).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nmin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonmin
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmin
Yale Romanization?chēnmin

Proper noun

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천민 (Cheonmin) (hanja 賤民)

  1. person of the lowest social status; riffraff
  2. (historical, in particular) a member of the lowest caste within the Joseon caste system