맨손

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “bare”) +‎ 손 (son, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛnsʰo̞n] ~ [me̞nsʰo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [맨손/멘손]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maenson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maenson
McCune–Reischauer?	maenson
Yale Romanization?	maynson

Noun

맨손 • (maenson)

1. bare hands
2. being empty-handed, having nothing, freehand

   맨손으로 싸우다 ― maenson-euro ssauda ― to fight unarmed

   맨손으로 고기를 잡다 ― maenson-euro gogi-reul japda ― to catch a fish with one's bare hands

   맨손으로 사업을 시작하다 ― maenson-euro sa'eob-eul sijakhada ― to start a business with nothing