무시

Sino-Korean word from 無視, from 無 (“without”) + 視 (“regard”).

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• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 무시의 / 무시에 / 무시까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

무시 • (musi) (hanja 無視)

1. purposeful ignoring; disdain, disregard, disrespect

   걔 말은 무시가 답이야. ― Gyae mar-eun musi-ga dab-iya. ― The answer to whatever he says is just to ignore him.

   • February 21, 1909, “宋(송)秉(병)晙(쥰)아 [O Song Byeong-jun]”, in Daehan maeil sinbo:

     尊(존)嚴(엄)地(지)에 拔(발)劍(검)ᄒᆞ야 無(무)所(소)忌(기)憚(탄) 唐(당)突(돌)ᄒᆞ고 內(내)外(외)國(국)에 往(왕)來(래)ᄒᆞ며 莫(막)重(중) 國(국)法(법) 無(무)視(시)ᄒᆞ니 […]

     joneomji-e balgeom-haya musogitan dangdol-hago naeoegug-e wangnae-hamyeo makjung gukbeop musi-hani

     You drew out a sword before the most dignified presence ; arrogant and without the least hesitation, you went back and forth between this country and foreign countries, ignoring the gravity of the nation's laws.

   • June 2019, 천운영 [cheonunyeong], “금연캠프 [geumyeonkaempeu]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong:

     돈을 쥐고 있어야 자식들에게 무시를 안 당하지.

     Don-eul jwigo isseoya jasik-deur-ege musi-reul an dang-haji.

     You ought to have money in your hand as to not be disregarded by your children.

Sino-Korean word from 無始, from 無 (“without”) + 始 (“beginning”).

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무시 • (musi) (hanja 無始)

1. time immemorial; the remote past
2. (Buddhism) the eternal without beginning; that which has always existed

   Coordinate term: 무종(無終) (mujong)

Sino-Korean word from 無時, from 無 (“without”) + 時 (“a time”).

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무시 • (musi) (hanja 無時)

1. (dated, usually adverbial with 로 (-ro, “by”), 에 (-e, “at”)) any time; a time which is not fixed; a time whose specifics are not important
   • 1988, Na Hoon-a (lyrics and music), “무시로 [musiro]”, in 슈퍼스타 나훈아 골든디스크 [syupeoseuta nahuna goldeundiseukeu]:

     눈물을 감추어요 눈물을 아껴요 이별보다 더 아픈 게 외로움인데 무시로 무시로 그리울 때 그 때 울어요

     nunmur-eul gamchueoyo nunmur-eul akkyeoyo ibyeolboda deo apeun ge oeroum-inde musi-ro musi-ro geuriul ttae geu ttae ureoyo

     Hide your tears, spare your tears; it's loneliness that hurts more than goodbyes; at whatever time, whatever time that you long —cry at that time.

See the main entry at 무 (mu).

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• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 무시의 / 무시에 / 무시까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

무시 • (musi)

1. Gyeongsang and Jeolla dialect form of 무 (mu, “radish”).

This word seems to be surviving the ongoing dialect levelling in South Korea rather better than most dialectal forms.