묘연하다

묘연(杳然) (myoyeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

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묘연하다 • (myoyeonhada) (infinitive 묘연해 or 묘연하여, sequential 묘연하니, hanja 杳然하다)

1. (of a memory) to be faint, to be distant, to be dim

   옛날 그 좋았던 시절의 기억이 묘연해 지고 있다.

   Yennal geu joatdeon sijeor-ui gieog-i myoyeonhae jigo itda.

   The fond memories of the old days are getting dimmer and dimmer.

2. (of one's whereabouts) to be unknown, to be lost

   그 뒤로 그의 행방은 묘연해 졌다.

   Geu dwi-ro geu-ui haengbang-eun myoyeonhae jeotda.

   Since then, his whereabouts have been vague.

3. (of a distant object) to be indistinct, to be blurry

   저 멀리 산의 정상이 묘연하게 보인다.

   Jeo meolli san-ui jeongsang-i myoyeonhage boinda.

   could barely see the peak of the mountain from afar.