Korean word

인용

Pronunciation

Romanizationinyong

Meaning

  • nounquotation

Example

그의 글에는 인용이 많다.keu ui keu re neun i nyong i man ta

His writing contains many quotations.

Illustration for 인용 (quotation)

More examples

직접 인용은 따옴표로 표시한다.chik jjeop i nyong eun tta om pyo ro pyo si han da

Direct quotations are marked with quotation marks.

Core concept

A source's exact words brought into a speaker's or writer's own communication.

Common phrases

  • 직접 인용chik jjeop i nyong

    direct quotation

  • 간접 인용kan jeop i nyong

    indirect quotation

  • 인용 표시i nyong pyo si

    quotation marking

Similar words

출처chulcheo: The original place or work that provides information or a written passage.
인용문inyongmun: A written passage made up of someone's exact words.
인용부호inyongbuho: Marks used to show the beginning and end of quoted words.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람의 말이나 글을 그대로 가져와서 말하거나 글로 옮긴 행위ta reun sa ra mui ma ri na keu reul keu dae ro ka jeo wa seo mal ha geo na keul lo om gin haeng wi

Word origin

The word comes from a Sino-Korean compound whose parts mean to draw out and to use, which reflects how a quotation is formed.

Usage tips

  • English can use quotation for the quoted words themselves, but this Korean noun often highlights the act of bringing those words into new writing.

Opposites

Related words

  • 인용하다inyonghadaquoteverb
  • 인용구inyongguquotationnoun

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