인간 말종

인간 말종

Korean

Etymology

인간 (人間, in-gan, “human”) + 말종 (maljong), the latter perhaps dialectal for 망종 (亡種, mangjong, “despicable person”) or 말짜 (末—, maljja, “despicable person”). The hanja now generally associated with the second word may or may not be etymologically valid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [inɡa̠n ma̠ʎt͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [인간 말쫑]

Revised Romanization? in-gan maljong Revised Romanization (translit.)? ingan maljong McCune–Reischauer? in'gan malchong Yale Romanization? inkan malqcong

Noun

인간 말종 • (in-gan maljong) (hanja 人間 末種)

1. (derogatory) scum of the earth, worst of humanity, human filth

   성폭행범은 인간 말종 그 이상 그 이하도 아니야.

   Seongpokhaengbeomeun in-gan maljong geu isang geu ihado aniya.

   Rapists are the scum of the earth—nothing more, nothing less.