염세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 厭世.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomse
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmse
Yale Romanization?yēmsey

Noun

염세 • (yeomse) (hanja 厭世)

  1. pessimism; weariness with life
    Antonym: 낙천(樂天) (nakcheon)

Derived terms

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