음영

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eum'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmyŏng
Yale Romanization?um.yeng

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 陰影, from 陰 (“dark, yin”) + 影 (“shadow”).

    Noun

    음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 陰影)

    1. (literary) shadow; shade
      Synonyms: 그림자 (geurimja, “shadow”), 그늘 (geuneul, “shade”)
      음영이 지다 ― eumyeon-g'i jida ― to cast a shadow
    2. shading in a painting; (by extension) subtle shading on a face or object
      반딧불이가 드리우는 그림자가 이목구비에 음영을 덧그렸다.
      Banditburi-ga deuriuneun geurimja-ga imokgubi-e eumyeon-g'eul deotgeuryeotda.
      The shadows cast by the fireflies etched subtle shades of dark on her face.
    3. (by extension) subtle and pleasant nuance
      음영이 풍부한 음색 ― eumyeon-g'i pungbu-han eumsaek ― voice rich in nuance

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 吟詠.

      Noun

      음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 吟詠)

      1. (literary) chanting poetry
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