음영

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eum'yeong
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmyŏng
Yale Romanization?um.yeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 陰影, from 陰 (“dark, yin”) + 影 (“shadow”).

Noun

음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 陰影)

  1. (literary) shadow; shade
    Synonyms: 그림자 (geurimja, “shadow”), 그늘 (geuneul, “shade”)
    음영이 지다 ― eumyeong-i jida ― to cast a shadow
  2. shading in a painting; (by extension) subtle shading on a face or object
    반딧불이가 드리우는 그림자가 이목구비에 음영을 덧그렸다.
    Banditburi-ga deuriuneun geurimja-ga imokgubi-e eumyeong-eul deotgeuryeotda.
    The shadows cast by the fireflies etched subtle shades of dark on her face.
  3. (by extension) subtle and pleasant nuance
    음영이 풍부한 음색 ― eumyeong-i pungbu-han eumsaek ― voice rich in nuance

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 吟詠.

Noun

음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 吟詠)

  1. (literary) chanting poetry
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