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Korean
Etymology
Apparently 눈 (nun, “eye”) + ㅅ (-s-) + Middle Korean 설믜 (selmuy, “wisdom”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nunsseolmi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunsseolmi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunssŏlmi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunssel.mi |
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Noun
눈썰미 • (nunsseolmi)
- keen eye for learning; quick intuition; ability to learn something just by seeing it a few times
눈썰미가 좋은 독자는 이미 알아차렸을 것이다.- Nunsseolmi-ga jo'eun dokja-neun imi aracharyeosseul geos-ida.
- A reader with a good feel for things would already have figured it out.
대통령이 사람을 보는 눈썰미가 없다.- Daetongnyeong-i saram-eul boneun nunsseolmi-ga eopda.
- The president has no ability to judge character.