편린

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 片鱗. Compare Japanese 片鱗(へんりん) (henrin).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyeollin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeonlin
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏllin
    Yale Romanization?phyenlin

    Noun

    편린 • (pyeollin) (hanja 片鱗)

    1. small bit, tiny glimpse
      • 2021 April 17, “하늘처럼 믿고 사는 우리 어버이 [haneulcheoreom mitgo saneun uri eobeoi, The Parent of the Nation Whom We Rely On Like Heaven]”, in Rodong Sinmun:
        전인민적 흠모 대하 불타는 마음 얹고 절세위인 위민헌신 려정 편린라도 전하고저 삼가 격정 든다.
        Jeoninminjeog-in heummo-ui daeha-e bultaneun ma'eum-eul eon'go jeolsewiin-ui wiminheonsin-ui ryeojeon-g'eul pyeollin-i-rado jeonhagojeo samga gyeokjeon-g'ui bus-eul deunda.
        Putting our burning hearts on the mighty river of universal adoration, we dare raise the brush of passion, so that we may tell of just a tiny glimpse of the journey that the hero of the age [Kim Jong Un] undertook to dedicate himself for the people.