일색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 일(一) (il, “one”) + 색(色) (saek, “color”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɭsʰɛk̚] ~ [iɭsʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [일색/일섹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?ilsaek
Yale Romanization?il.sayk

Noun

일색 • (ilsaek) (hanja 一色)

  1. (after another noun) all, totally, nothing but...
    요즘 거리에 나가보면 사랑노래 일색이다.
    Yojeum geori-e nagabomyeon sarangnorae ilsaeg-ida.
    If you go out in the streets these days, there is nothing but love songs.
    잿빛 일색의 도시
    jaetbit ilsaeg-ui dosi
    a totally ashen-colored city
  2. (literary) singularly beautiful woman
    Synonyms: 절색(絕色) (jeolsaek), 가인(佳人) (gain)
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