Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 情念.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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정념 (jeongnyeom) (hanja 情念)

  1. passion, sentiments provoked by deep emotion
    떠나는 바라보며 그녀 온갖 정념 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)