이상한 변호사 우영우
Isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u
Attorney Woo in Korean is 이상한 변호사 우영우 (Isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u).
The phrase refers to the title of the South Korean television series about a lawyer with autism.
What does it mean word for word?
The title literally translates to Strange lawyer Woo Young-woo. The word 변호사 (byeonhosa) is the standard noun for a lawyer or attorney. The name 우영우 (U Yeong-u) follows the Korean name order, with the surname 우 (Woo) followed by the given name 영우 (Young-woo).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the name 우영우, the surname 우 comes before the given name 영우.
How do you pronounce it?
Isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u
Did you know?
- While 변호사 is the standard term for a lawyer, the name in the title, 우영우, is a palindromic name. It reads the same way forward and backward in Korean.
- The word 변호사, meaning 'lawyer', is an orthographic borrowing from the Japanese word 弁護士 (bengoshi).
- The adjective 이상한 in the title carries a dual sense of being 'unusual' or 'different', but it can also imply being 'deranged' or 'insane'.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 우 변호사님Hello, Attorney Woo.
- 이상한 변호사 우영우를 봤어요.Isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u-reul bwasseoyo.I watched Attorney Woo.
- 이상한 변호사 우영우는 정말 재미있어요.Isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u-neun jeongmal jaemiisseoyo.Attorney Woo is really fun.
- 어제 이상한 변호사 우영우를 추천받았어요.Eoje isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u-reul chucheon-badasseoyo.I was recommended Attorney Woo yesterday.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a TV show at a cafe.
- 수빈 Su-bin도현 씨, 혹시 이상한 변호사 우영우 봤어요?Dohyeon-ssi, hoksi isanghan byeonhosa U Yeong-u bwasseoyo?Dohyeon, have you by any chance seen Attorney Woo?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 저도 어제 봤어요.Ne, jeodo eoje bwasseoyo.Yes, I watched it yesterday too.
- 수빈 Su-bin정말 감동적이지 않았나요?Jeongmal gamdongjeog-iji anatnay-o?Was it not really moving?
- 도현 Do-hyeon맞아요, 수빈 씨 말대로 정말 좋았어요.Majayo, Subin-ssi maldaero jeongmal joasseoyo.Right, as you said, Subin, it was really good.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 변호사, 이상한, CC BY-SA 4.0.
