정념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 情念.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongnyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongnyeom
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngnyŏm
Yale Romanization?cengnyem

Noun

정념 • (jeongnyeom) (hanja 情念)

  1. passion, sentiments provoked by deep emotion
    떠나는 그를 바라보며 그녀는 온갖 정념에 휩싸였다.
    tteonaneun geu-reul barabomyeo geunyeo-neun on'gat jeongnyeom-e hwipssayeotda.
    As she watched him leave, she was overwhelmed by all sorts of fervent emotion. (literary)
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