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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 點綴.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jeomcheol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeomcheol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏmch'ŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | cemchel |
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Noun
점철 • (jeomcheol) (hanja 點綴)
- interspersion; trail of flecks
- 핏빛 점철 ― pitbit jeomcheol ― trail of bloody spots
- (figurative) sequence; series
- 인생은 오늘의 점철이다. ― Insaeng-eun oneur-ui jeomcheor-ida. ― Life is a series of todays.
역사는 우연과 필연의 점철이다.- Yeoksa-neun uyeon-gwa piryeon-ui jeomcheor-ida.
- History is a series of coincidences and inevitabilities.
Derived terms
- 점철(點綴)되다 (jeomcheoldoeda, “to be interspersed”)
- 점철(點綴)하다 (jeomcheolhada, “to intersperse”)