염세

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 厭世.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)세]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeomse
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomse
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏmse
    Yale Romanization?yēmsey

    Noun

    염세 • (yeomse) (hanja 厭世)

    1. pessimism; weariness with life
      Antonym: 낙천(樂天) (nakcheon)

    Derived terms

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