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shortskirt_longjacket



Joined: 06 Jun 2004
Location: fitz and ernie are my raison d'etre

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kim so youn.

my kids gave it to me, but no one can tell me what it means. you all seem pretty knowledgable, or least you know how to get the knowledge, so...what does kim so youn mean?
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Ryst Helmut



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shortskirt_longjacket wrote:
kim so youn.

my kids gave it to me, but no one can tell me what it means. you all seem pretty knowledgable, or least you know how to get the knowledge, so...what does kim so youn mean?


gotta see the hanja for that....however, the usual hanja for Kim means the metal gold, but when used for names, it's just a name.

So-youn...hmm, could really vary....but I'd hazard a guess for 'white love.'

!Shoosh

Ryst
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katydid



Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awhile ago I chose the name �� �ֿ� for myself, without really knowing what it meant. Something to do with a dragon, I suppose.

Anyways, my teacher told me it was a name for a girl, but then I remember looking at the attendance sheets of my hagwan classes one day, and I found out that one of the BOYS in my class had the exact same name, right down to the family name, as me. So, if something better in the way of a name came along, I'd be happy to take it. Razz
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uberscheisse



Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my students call me

�ٺ� ���� ����

i'm not sure what it means yet. flippin' koreans.
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

uberscheisse wrote:
my students call me

�ٺ� ���� ����

i'm not sure what it means yet. flippin' koreans.



"Flippin' Koreans" because you don't understand? Confused

Anyways, kids usually call 'em as they see 'em. Brutally honest... Razz
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Not Angry



Joined: 31 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Korean name is �̹���. My students wanted to name me but I wouldn't let them after I found out that the last teacher was ������!!! (still makes me laugh though!) I have some Korean friends with pretty bad names. ������ has to be the worst of my friends, nest would be ��ȣ, and who could forget my former travel agent ����. poor guy, surprisingly young for a name like that. I have two students name �μ�. I usually dont' encourage my students to take English names... even if they go abroad. But for a few... I think it is just best.
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uberscheisse



Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Demophobe wrote:
uberscheisse wrote:
my students call me

�ٺ� ���� ����

i'm not sure what it means yet. flippin' koreans.



"Flippin' Koreans" because you don't understand? Confused

Anyways, kids usually call 'em as they see 'em. Brutally honest... Razz


me 1 demophobe 0
it's amazing how people don't get sarcasm.
"babo" means fool.
"jungshin byungja" means "mental patient".

but thanks so much for helping me adapt to korea dude. you rule. the culture shock is often too much to take... *sniff*
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kangnamdragon



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shortskirt_longjacket wrote:
kim so youn.

my kids gave it to me, but no one can tell me what it means. you all seem pretty knowledgable, or least you know how to get the knowledge, so...what does kim so youn mean?


What is the Korean spelling? Is is �ҿ�? Also, do you smoke?
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dogbert



Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210

PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rapier wrote:
I was named by a Korean woman: "��ȣ"..- meaning "sun Tiger". i like it...


I was named by a Korean woman: "�մ���"
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Demophobe



Joined: 17 May 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

uberscheisse wrote:
Hi!



Hi!


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uberscheisse



Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

post edited to avoid looking like someone who randomly runs off at the mouth when someone says "HI". you edit, i edit.

in a perfect world you would have detected my wry wit and deadpan delivery... thus making it a beautiful example of sarcasm. the internet fails us again.


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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea

PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:40 am    Post subject: yes Reply with quote

�����


�� means forest

�� is somehow related to smart

�� is a dragon
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skinhead



Joined: 11 Jun 2004

PostPosted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

�����

I got this in Darwin in '97 after partying hard in a bus with a tribe of Korean English students. They told me it meant brave tiger. Wink
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