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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 神經, from 神 (“spirit”) + 經 (“to pass”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sin'gyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | singyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sin'gyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | sinkyeng |
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Noun
신경 • (sin'gyeong) (hanja 神經)
- (medicine) nerves
- (by extension) one's feelings on a subject
신경이 쓰이다- sin'gyeong'i sseu'ida
- weigh upon one's mind (colloquial)
신경을 쓰다- sin'gyeong'eul sseuda
- to be attentive (about something)
Derived terms