침실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寢室 (“bedroom”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)실]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chimsil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chimsil
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'imsil
Yale Romanization?	chīmsil

Noun

침실 • (chimsil) (hanja 寢室)

1. bedroom
   • 1941, Kim Dong-in, The Sunset of the King's Mansion (왕부의 낙조):

     한 각경 뒤, 캄캄한 신돈의 침실 밖에 계집 하인 하나가 어쩔줄 모르고 망설이고 있었다.

     han gakgyeong dwi, kamkamhan sindonui chimsil bakke gyejip hain hanaga eojjeoljul moreugo mangseorigo isseotda.

     After about 15 minutes, a servant girl who in outside the Sin Don's dark bedroom was so hesitate that she didn't know what to do.