지새다

Of native Korean origin.

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕisʰɛda̠] ~ [t͡ɕisʰe̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [지새다/지세다]

지새다 • (jisaeda) (infinitive 지새 or 지새어, sequential 지새니)

1. (intransitive, of day) to break
   • 1989, “지새지 말아다오 평양의 밤아 [jisaeji maradao pyeong'yang'ui bama, Don't Advance, Night of Pyongyang]”, Jon Dong-u (전동우) (lyrics), Kim Deok-su (김덕수) (music):

     끝없이 걷고 싶어라
     내 사랑 평양의 밤아
     지새지 말아다오
     아름다운 평양에 밤아

     Kkeudeopsi geot-go sipeo-ra
     Nae sarang pyeong'yang-ui bam-a
     Jisae-ji mara-dao
     Areumdaun pyeong'yang-e bam-a

     Oh, my beloved Pyongyang night,
     I could wander forevermore.
     Let the dawn never break upon this beauty,
     Night of Pyongyang I adore.

2. (transitive) to stay up all night

   Synonym: 지새우다 (jisae'uda)

   홀로 지샌 밤

   hollo jisaen bam

   night spent alone

   • 2016, “인민의 축원 [inminui chugwon, People's Wish]”, Ri Ji-song (리지성) (lyrics), U Jong-hui (우정희) (music):

     먼동이 먼동이 터오는데
     이 밤도 지새십니까
     원수님 원수님
     창밖에 나무잎도 잠들었습니다

     Meondong-i meondong-i teoo-neunde
     I bam-do jisaesimnikka
     Wonsunim wonsunim
     Changbakk-e namu'ip-do jamdeureot-seumnida

     As dawn breaks in the distant east,
     Have you spent yet another sleepless night?
     Beloved Marshal, our dear Marshal,
     Even the leaves outside your window have long fallen asleep.

Sense #2 is proscribed in South Korea.