점철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 點綴.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [점철]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeomcheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomcheol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏmch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?cemchel

Noun

점철 • (jeomcheol) (hanja 點綴)

  1. interspersion; trail of flecks
    핏빛 점철 ― pitbit jeomcheol ― trail of bloody spots
  2. (figurative) sequence; series
    인생은 오늘의 점철이다. ― Insaeng-eun oneur-ui jeomcheor-ida. ― Life is a series of todays.
    역사는 우연과 필연의 점철이다.
    Yeoksa-neun uyeon-gwa piryeon-ui jeomcheor-ida.
    History is a series of coincidences and inevitabilities.

Derived terms
  • 점철(點綴)되다 (jeomcheoldoeda, “to be interspersed”)
  • 점철(點綴)하다 (jeomcheolhada, “to intersperse”)
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