총림

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 叢林, from 叢 (“cluster”) + 林 (“forest”). See also Japanese 叢林(そうりん) (sōrin).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chongnim
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonglim
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ongnim
    Yale Romanization?chonglim

    Noun

    총림 • (chongnim) (hanja 叢林)

    1. thicket, dense wood, bush, grove, jungle, bushveld, bosquet
      총림에 숨어 ― chongnim-e sumeo ― hiding in the thicket
      새들은 총림에 숨어 있습니다.
      Sae-deur-eun chongnim-e sumeo itseumnida.
      There are birds hiding in the grove.
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