운명

운명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運命, from 運 (“destiny”) + 命 (“destiny”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈuːnmjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[운:명]

Revised Romanization? unmyeong Revised Romanization (translit.)? unmyeong McCune–Reischauer? unmyŏng Yale Romanization? wūnmyeng

Noun

운명 • (unmyeong) (hanja 運命)

1. destiny, fate; fortune
   • 죽음은 우리의 피할 수 없는 운명이다

     Jugeumeun uriui pihal ssu eomneun unmyeongida

     Death is our ineluctable fate

Synonyms

• 명 (命, myeong, “life; fate”)
• 숙명 (宿命, sungmyeong, “fate”)