Korean word

백인

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaegin

Meaning

  • nounwhite person

Example

저는 백인 친구가 있어요.cheo neun pae gin chin gu ga i sseo yo

I have a white friend.

Illustration for 백인 (white person)

More examples

거리에서 백인을 만났어요.keo ri e seo pae gi neul man na sseo yo

I met a white person on the street.

Core concept

People grouped together by the idea of light skin, especially in connection with Europe or North America.

Common phrases

  • 백인 친구pae gin chin gu

    white friend

  • 백인 남자pae gin nam ja

    white man

  • 백인 여자pae gin yeo ja

    white woman

Similar words

서양인seoyangin: A broad regional label for a person from Europe, North America, or another Western area.
흑인heugin: A racial label for a person associated with dark skin.
아시아인asiain: A person who comes from a country or community in Asia.

Definition in Korean

백인은 피부색이 밝은 사람들을 가리키는 말로, 주로 유럽·북미 등 서구권 출신의 인구집단을 이른다.pae gi neun pi bu sae gi pal geun sa ram deu reul ka ri ki neun mal lo chu ro yu reop pung mi teung seo gu gwon chul si nui in gu jip tta neul i reun da

Word origin

백인 (baegin, "white person") comes from the Sino-Korean elements 백 (bae, "white") and 인 (gin, "person").

Usage tips

  • In English, white person is the usual noun phrase, while white alone normally needs a noun or clear context.

Opposites

  • 흑인heuginBlack personnoun
  • 유색인종yusaeginjongperson of colornoun

Related words

  • 백인우월주의paeginuwoljuuiwhite supremacynoun
  • 백인혐오paeginhyeomohatred of white peoplenoun

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