맨손

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “bare”) +‎ 손 (son, “hand”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛnsʰo̞n] ~ [me̞nsʰo̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [맨손/멘손]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maenson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maenson
McCune–Reischauer?maenson
Yale Romanization?maynson

Noun

맨손 • (maenson)

  1. bare hands
  2. being empty-handed, having nothing, freehand
    맨손으로 싸우다 ― maenson-euro ssauda ― to fight unarmed
    맨손으로 고기를 잡다 ― maenson-euro gogi-reul japda ― to catch a fish with one's bare hands
    맨손으로 사업을 시작하다 ― maenson-euro sa'eob-eul sijakhada ― to start a business with nothing
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