색안경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 色眼鏡, from 色 (“color”) + 眼鏡 (“glasses”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛɡa̠nɡjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ɡa̠nɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [새간경/세간경]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saegan'gyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeg'angyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?saegan'gyŏng
    Yale Romanization?sayk.ankyeng

    Noun

    색안경 • (saegan'gyeong) (hanja 色眼鏡)

    1. sunglasses, dark glasses
      Synonyms: 썬글라스 (sseon'geullaseu), 선글라스 (seon'geullaseu)
    2. (figurative) bias, rose-colored glasses (though it can also suggest a negative bias)
      세상은 색안경을 끼고 보면 아무리 좋은 것도 다 나빠 보인다.
      Sesang'eun saegan'gyeong'eul kkigo bomyeon amuri jo'eun geotdo da nappa boinda.
      If you look at the world through tinted glasses, even the best things look bad.
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