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관음

관음

Korean

Proper noun

관음 • ‎(Gwaneum) ‎(hanja 觀音)

  1. (Buddhism) Guanyin

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 觀音, from Middle Chinese 觀音 ‎(kwan ʔim)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwa̠nɯm/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 과늠
Romanizations
Revised transcription Gwaneum
Revised transliteration Gwan-eum
McCune–Reischauer Kwanŭm
Yale Kwan.um

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