시선

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 視線, from 視 (“seeing”) + 線 (“line”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)선]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?siseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?siseon
    McCune–Reischauer?sisŏn
    Yale Romanization?sīsen

    Noun

    시선 • (siseon) (hanja 視線)

    1. one's gaze; the direction of one's vision
      그러나 오늘 소셜 미디어의 트윗과 포스트들에서는 또다른 볼 게임, 즉 퍼피 볼에 시선이 쏠렸다.
      Geureona oneul sosyeol midieo-ui teuwit-gwa poseuteu-deur-eseo-neun ttodareun bol geim, jeuk peopi bor-e siseon-i ssollyeotda.
      But on social media today, tweets and posts were directed at another bowl game -- the Puppy Bowl!
      2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl
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