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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 追憶 (“recollection, reminiscence”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chueok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chueog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'uŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | chwuek |
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Noun
추억 • (chueok) (hanja 追憶)
- memory; recollection; reminiscence
옛 사진들을 보니 지난날의 추억들이 아련하게 떠오른다.- yet sajin-deur-eul boni jinannar-ui chueok-deur-i aryeonhage tteooreunda.
- Seeing pictures of the bygone days, was tingling with faint memories of yesteryear.
1965, Kim Seung'ok, 서울 1964년 겨울 [seoul 1964nyeon gyeoul, Seoul, Winter 1964]:추억이란 그것이 슬픈 것이든지 기쁜 것이든지 그것을 생각하는 사람을 의기양양하게 한다. 슬픈 추억일 때는 고즈넉이 의기양양해지고 기쁜 추억일 때는 소란스럽게 의기양양해진다.- Chueog-iran geugeos-i seulpeun geos-ideunji gippeun geos-ideunji geugeos-eul saenggakhaneun saram-eul uigiyang'yanghage handa. Seulpeun chueog-il ttae-neun gojeuneogi uigiyang'yanghaejigo gippeun chueog-il ttae-neun soranseureopge uigiyang'yanghaejinda.
- Old memories—no matter how sad or happy they may be—makes he who recollects them feel triumphant. If it is a sad memory, he is lonesomely triumphant; for a happy memory, he is boisterously so.
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