눈썰미

Korean

Etymology

Apparently 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ Middle Korean 설믜 (selmuy, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuns͈ʌ̹ɭmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈썰미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunsseolmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunsseolmi
McCune–Reischauer?	nunssŏlmi
Yale Romanization?	nwunssel.mi

Noun

눈썰미 • (nunsseolmi)

1. keen eye for learning; quick intuition; ability to learn something just by seeing it a few times

   눈썰미가 좋은 독자는 이미 알아차렸을 것이다.

   Nunsseolmi-ga jo'eun dokja-neun imi aracharyeosseul geos-ida.

   A reader with a good feel for things would already have figured it out.

   대통령이 사람을 보는 눈썰미가 없다.

   Daetongnyeong-i saram-eul boneun nunsseolmi-ga eopda.

   The president has no ability to judge character.

Related terms

• 눈치 (nunchi)