미련

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɾjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [미련]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɾjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [미련]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɾjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [미련]

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)