침실

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 寢室 (“bedroom”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɕʰiɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)실]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chimsil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimsil
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'imsil
    Yale Romanization?chīmsil

    Noun

    침실 • (chimsil) (hanja 寢室)

    1. bedroom
      • 1941, Kim Dong-in, The Sunset of the King's Mansion (왕부의 낙조):
        한 각경 뒤, 캄캄한 신돈의 침실 밖에 계집 하인 하나가 어쩔줄 모르고 망설이고 있었다.
        Han gakgyeong dwi, kamkamhan sindonui chimsil bakke gyejip hain hanaga eojjeoljul moreugo mangseorigo isseotda.
        After about 15 minutes, a servant girl who in outside the Sin Don's dark bedroom was so hesitate that she didn't know what to do.
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