만신창이

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

(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.

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

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만신창이 • (mansinchang'i) (hanja 滿身瘡痍)

(of a body) being covered with wounds
그 는 치열한 싸움 을 하고 나서 몸 이 만신창이가 됐다.
Geu-neun chiyeolhan ssaum-eul hago naseo mom-i mansinchang'iga dwaetda.
After the fierce fight, his body was covered with wounds.
(figurative) a wreck; being in a state of failure or ruin
Synonym: 엉망 (eongmang)

실연 을 겪고 난 후, 그녀 는 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 문제 를 만신창이로 만든 것 은 한국 정부 의 무관심"이라 고 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.

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