상념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 想念 (“idea, thought”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)념]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangnyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangnyeom
McCune–Reischauer?sangnyŏm
Yale Romanization?sāngnyem

Noun

상념 • (sangnyeom) (hanja 想念)

  1. thought (that comes to mind); various thoughts
    Synonym: 생각 (saenggak)
    상념에 잠기다 ― sangnyeom-e jamgida ― to fall into deep thought
    • 2018, 박선우 [bakseonu], “휘는 빛 [hwineun bit, Curving light]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 46, number 4, pages 135—150:
      그래서 매일 세시간씩 까페 창가 자리에 앉아 막연히 떠오르는 상념들을 적어내려갔고, 다음 날 맑은 정신으로 그걸 천천히 읽어보았다.
      Geuraeseo maeil se-sigan-ssik kkape changga jari-e anja magyeonhi tteooreuneun sangnyeom-deur-eul jeogeo-naeryeo-gatgo, da'eum nal malgeun jeongsin-euro geugeol cheoncheonhi ilgeo-boatda.
      So for three hours every day, she would be sitting in the café window seat, jotting down the thoughts that spontaneously came to mind; the next day, she would slowly read them in a clearer state of mind.
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