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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 餘念, from 餘 (“remaining”) + 念 (“thoughts”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeonyeom |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeonyeom |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnyŏm |
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| Yale Romanization? | yenyem |
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Noun
여념 • (yeonyeom) (hanja 餘念)
- thinking of something else
벼락치기하느라 여념이 있을 수가 없다.- Byeorakchigihaneura yeonyeom-i isseul su-ga eopda.
- She is cramming for the test, so it is impossible for her to think of anything else.
취업준비에 여념이 없다.- Chwieopjunbi-e yeonyeom-i eopda.
- He is looking for a job and thinking of nothing else.
Usage notes
Almost always used in negative constructions, as in the examples above, with the meaning of "thinking of nothing else".