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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 天人, from 天 (“sky, heaven”) + 人 (“human”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [처닌]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheonin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheon'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnin |
Yale Romanization? | chen.in |
Noun
[edit]- sky and human
- person who has qualities of a hermit or sage and follows Tao
- Synonym: 도인(道人) (doin)
- person with exceptional skills or outstanding appearance
- Synonym: 천재(天才) (cheonjae)
- very beautiful woman
- Synonym: 미인(美人) (miin)
- celestial phenomena and human matters
- heavenly principles and human desires
- (Buddhism) female deva
- (Buddhism) beings in the devaloka and the human realm
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 賤人, from 賤 (“lowly, plebeian”) + 人 (“person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)닌]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheonin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheon'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnin |
Yale Romanization? | chēn.in |
Noun
[edit]천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 賤人) (historical)
- person of the lowest social class; plebeian
Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 遷人, from 遷 (“transfer, migrate”) + 人 (“person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [처닌]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheonin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheon'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnin |
Yale Romanization? | chen.in |
Noun
[edit]천인 • (cheonin) (hanja 遷人) (historical)
Etymology 4
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 千仞, from 千 (“thousand”) + 仞 (“ren (unit of length)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [처닌]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheonin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheon'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnin |
Yale Romanization? | chen.in |
Noun
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- 백인(百仞) (baegin)
Etymology 5
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 薦引 (“recommend, suggest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nin]
- Phonetic hangul: [처닌]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | cheonin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheon'in |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnin |
Yale Romanization? | chen.in |
Noun
[edit]Active | 천인하다 |
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- recommending someone for a task or position