만신창이

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 滿身瘡痍, from 滿身 (“whole body”) + 瘡痍 (“wound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)신창이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mansinchang'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mansinchang'i
McCune–Reischauer?	mansinch'angi
Yale Romanization?	mānsin.changi

Noun

만신창이 • (mansinchang'i) (hanja 滿身瘡痍)

1. (of a body) being covered with wounds

   그는 치열한 싸움을 하고 나서 몸이 만신창이가 됐다.

   Geu-neun chiyeolhan ssaum-eul hago naseo mom-i mansinchang'iga dwaetda.

   After the fierce fight, his body was covered with wounds.

2. (figurative) a wreck; being in a state of failure or ruin

   Synonym: 엉망 (eongmang)

   실연을 겪고 난 후, 그녀는 만신창이로 전락했다.

   Siryeon-eul gyeokgo nan hu, geunyeo-neun mansinchang'iro jeollakhaetda.

   After suffering from a broken heart, she became a total train wreck.

   • 2019, “中(중) 수출길 끊긴 韓(한) 게임…"판호문제 만신창이, 정부 무관심탓"”, in News1‎:

     "판호 문제를 만신창이로 만든 것은 한국 정부의 무관심"이라고 비판했다.

     Panho munje-reul mansinchang'iro mandeun geos-eun han'guk jeongbu-ui mugwansimirago bipanhaetda.

     [He] criticized the current state of failure in [companies obtaining] selling licences [in China], saying that it is the indifference of the South Korean government that caused the problem.