미련

Korean

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 未練 (miren, “reluctance to let go”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun

미련 • (miryeon) (hanja 未練)

  1. lingering attachment, persistent affection
    그녀는 이별 후에도 그의 미련을 버리지 못했다.
    Geunyeo-neun ibyeol hu-e-do geu-ui miryeon-eul beoriji mothaetda.
    She couldn't let go of her attachment to him even after their breakup.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms
  • 맨련 (maellyeon)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun
Derived verbs
Active 미련하다

미련 • (miryeon)

  1. pigheadedness, stubbornness, obstinacy
    Synonyms: 매련 (maeryeon), 우둔(愚鈍) (udun), 우매(愚昧) (umae), 우미(愚迷) (umi), 혼미(昏迷) (honmi)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 尾聯／尾联 (wěilián, “final lines of the Chinese lüshi”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milyeon
McCune–Reischauer?miryŏn
Yale Romanization?milyen

Noun

미련 • (miryeon) (hanja 尾聯)

  1. (poetry) the seventh and eighth lines of a 율시 (律詩, yulsi, “Chinese eight-line verse”)
    Synonym: 결련(結聯) (gyeollyeon)
    Holonym: 율시(律詩) (yulsi)
    Coordinate terms: 수련(首聯) (suryeon), 함련(頷聯) (hamnyeon), 경련(頸聯) (gyeongnyeon)
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