However, even in the South, sometimes in order to disambiguate the surnames 유 ( Yu ) and 임 ( Im ) from 유 ( Yu ) and 임 ( Im ), the former may be written or pronounced as 류 Ryu () and 림 Rim  ().
In the Southern region, to avoid confusion with similar-sounding surnames 유 (Yu) and 임 (Im), they might be written or spoken as 류 (Ryu) and 림 (Rim).