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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eumyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eum'yeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭmyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | um.yeng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 陰影, from 陰 (“dark, yin”) + 影 (“shadow”).
Noun
음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 陰影)
- (literary) shadow; shade
- Synonyms: 그림자 (geurimja, “shadow”), 그늘 (geuneul, “shade”)
- 음영이 지다 ― eumyeong-i jida ― to cast a shadow
- shading in a painting; (by extension) subtle shading on a face or object
반딧불이가 드리우는 그림자가 이목구비에 음영을 덧그렸다.- Banditburi-ga deuriuneun geurimja-ga imokgubi-e eumyeong-eul deotgeuryeotda.
- The shadows cast by the fireflies etched subtle shades of dark on her face.
- (by extension) subtle and pleasant nuance
- 음영이 풍부한 음색 ― eumyeong-i pungbu-han eumsaek ― voice rich in nuance
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 吟詠.
Noun
음영 • (eumyeong) (hanja 吟詠)
- (literary) chanting poetry