총림

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 叢林, from 叢 (“cluster”) + 林 (“forest”). See also Japanese 叢林(そうりん) (sōrin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞ŋnim]
• Phonetic hangul: [총님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chongnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chonglim
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ongnim
Yale Romanization?	chonglim

Noun

총림 • (chongnim) (hanja 叢林)

1. thicket, dense wood, bush, grove, jungle, bushveld, bosquet

   총림에 숨어 ― chongnim-e sumeo ― hiding in the thicket

   새들은 총림에 숨어 있습니다.

   Sae-deur-eun chongnim-e sumeo itseumnida.

   There are birds hiding in the grove.