견유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 犬儒, from 犬 (“dog”) + 儒 (“Confucian scholar”)

Noun

견유 • (gyeonyu) (hanja 犬儒)

cynic

Derived terms

견유주의 (犬儒主義, gyeonyujuui): cynicism
견유학파 (犬儒學派, gyeonyuhakpa): cynic school

Related terms

긔 (gui): (obsolete; informal spelling) dog
가히 (gahi): (obsolete) dog
개 (gae): dog
견 (犬, gyeon): dog
구 (狗, gu): dog
순 (順, sun): mild, docile
유 (儒, yu): scholar

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