애수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 哀愁.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛsʰu] ~ [e̞sʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [애수/에수]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aesu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aesu
    McCune–Reischauer?aesu
    Yale Romanization?ayswu

    Noun

    애수 • (aesu) (hanja 哀愁)

    1. (literary) pathos, melancholy
      비행기 창밖을 내다보니 사람은 점이 되었고 점은 마침내 사라졌다. 하늘로 더 높이 솟을수록 더 깊은 애수에 잠겼다.
      Bihaenggi changbak-keul naedaboni saram-eun jeom-i doeeotgo jeom-eun machimnae sarajeotda. Haneul-lo deo nopi soseulsurok deo gipeun aesu-e jamgyeotda.
      As I looked outside the airplane window, the people became dots, and the dots vanished in turn. The higher I rose into the skies, the greater the melancholy I was drowning in.
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