여념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 餘念, from 餘 (“remaining”) + 念 (“thoughts”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɲʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [여념]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnyŏm
Yale Romanization?	yenyem

Noun

여념 • (yeonyeom) (hanja 餘念)

1. thinking of something else

   벼락치기하느라 여념이 있을 수가 없다.

   Byeorakchigihaneura yeonyeom-i isseul su-ga eopda.

   She is cramming for the test, so it is impossible for her to think of anything else.

   취업준비에 여념이 없다.

   Chwieopjunbi-e yeonyeom-i eopda.

   He is looking for a job and thinking of nothing else.

Usage notes

Almost always used in negative constructions, as in the examples above, with the meaning of "thinking of nothing else".