점철

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 點綴.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [점철]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeomcheol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomcheol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏmch'ŏl
    Yale Romanization?cemchel

    Noun

    점철 • (jeomcheol) (hanja 點綴)

    1. interspersion; trail of flecks
      핏빛 점철 ― pitbit jeomcheol ― trail of bloody spots
    2. (figurative) sequence; series
      인생은 오늘의 점철이다. ― Insaen-g'eun oneur-ui jeomcheor-ida. ― Life is a series of todays.
      역사는 우연과 필연의 점철이다.
      Yeoksa-neun uyeon-gwa piryeon-ui jeomcheor-ida.
      History is a series of coincidences and inevitabilities.

    Derived terms

    • 점철(點綴)되다 (jeomcheoldoeda, “to be interspersed”)
    • 점철(點綴)하다 (jeomcheolhada, “to intersperse”)
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