미련

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Korean

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 未練 (miren, “reluctance to let go”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun

미련 • (miryeon) (hanja 未練)

  1. lingering attachment, persistent affection
    그녀는 이별 후에도 그의 미련을 버리지 못했다.
    Geunyeo-neun ibyeol hu-e-do geu-ui miryeon-eul beoriji mothaetda.
    She couldn't let go of her attachment to him even after their breakup.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 미련하다

미련 • (miryeon)

  1. pigheadedness, stubbornness, obstinacy
    Synonyms: 매련 (maeryeon), 우둔(愚鈍) (udun), 우매(愚昧) (umae), 우미(愚迷) (umi), 혼미(昏迷) (honmi)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 尾聯 / 尾联 (wěilián, “final lines of the Chinese lüshi”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun

미련 • (miryeon) (hanja 尾聯)

  1. (poetry) the seventh and eighth lines of a 율시 (律詩, yulsi, “Chinese eight-line verse”)
    Synonym: 결련(結聯) (gyeollyeon)
    Holonym: 율시(律詩) (yulsi)
    Coordinate terms: 수련(首聯) (suryeon), 함련(頷聯) (hamnyeon), 경련(頸聯) (gyeongnyeon)
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