치열

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰijʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [치열]

Sino-Korean word from 熾烈 (“burning ferociously”).

치열 • (chiyeol) (hanja 熾烈)

1. ferociousness, fierceness, intensity, vigor

   적은 아군의 치열한 공세를 이기지 못하였습니다.

   Jeog-eun agun-ui chiyeolhan gongse-reul igiji mothayeotseumnida.

   The enemy could not bear against our forces' vigorous offensive.

Usually not found in isolation as a noun, but as the derived adjective or adverb. The nominalized substantive form of the adjective, 치열(熾烈)함 (chiyeolham), is preferred instead for the noun sense of “ferociousness, etc.”

Sino-Korean word from 齒 (“tooth”) + 列 (“row”).

치열 • (chiyeol) (hanja 齒列)

1. (dentistry) row of teeth

   Synonym: (rare) 잇바디 (itbadi)

   사랑니를 빼지 않으면 치열 전체가 한쪽으로 밀릴 수도 있습니다.

   Sarangni-reul ppaeji aneumyeon chiyeol jeonche-ga hanjjog-euro millil su-do itseumnida.

   If the wisdom tooth is not pulled, the whole row of teeth might be pushed to one side.

Sino-Korean word from 痔 (“anal”) + 裂 (“crack”).

치열 • (chiyeol) (hanja 痔裂)

1. (medicine) anal fissure

   Hypernym: 치질(痔疾) (chijil, “hemorrhoid”)

   치열에 관해서는 우선 완화제를 처방해 드리겠습니다.

   Chiyeor-e gwanhaeseo-neun useon wanhwaje-reul cheobanghae deurigetseumnida.

   As for the anal fissure, I will prescribe you laxatives for now.

Sino-Korean word from 熾熱 (“blazing hot”).

치열 • (chiyeol) (hanja 熾熱)

1. scorching heat, extreme heat

   치열했던 여름 더위도 끝나가고 있다.

   Chiyeolhaetdeon yeoreum deowi-do kkeunnagago itda.

   The summer heat that had been scorching is also coming to an end.

Usually not found in isolation as a noun, but as the derived adjective or adverb. The nominalized substantive form of the adjective, 치열(熾熱)함 (chiyeolham), is preferred instead for the noun sense of “extreme heat”.

Some South Korean speakers may mistakenly consider this to be a figurative extension of the “ferociousness” sense.

Sino-Korean word from 治 (“master”) + 熱 (“heat”).

치열 • (chiyeol) (hanja 治熱)

1. (traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Korean medicine) treatment of disease-inducing heat