뇌리

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 腦裏 (“inside of the brain”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nwe̞ɾi] ~ [nø̞ɾi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [눼리/뇌리]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?noeri
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?noeli
    McCune–Reischauer?noeri
    Yale Romanization?noyli

    Noun

    뇌리 • (noeri) (hanja 腦裏)

    1. head, mind, consciousness (as a setting for thoughts, memories, knowledge, etc.)
      노랫말이 뇌리에 박혔다.
      Noraenmar-i noeri-e bakhyeotda.
      The lyrics are stuck in my head.
      그 생각이 뇌리를 떠나지를 않는다.
      Geu saenggag-i noeri-reul tteonaji-reul anneunda.
      That thought will not leave my mind.
      첫눈을 보니 첫사랑 생각이 뇌리를 스친다.
      Cheonnun-eul boni cheotsarang saenggag-i noeri-reul seuchinda.
      As I look at the first snow of the year, thoughts of my first love come to mind.
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