별유천지
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 別有天地.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjʌ̹ɾjut͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [벼류천지]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | byeoryucheonji |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | byeol'yucheonji |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pyŏryuch'ŏnji |
| Yale Romanization? | pyel.yu.chen.ci |
Noun
[edit]별유천지 • (byeoryucheonji) (hanja 別有天地)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) being of or showing another level of scenery
- 1908, 구연학／具然學 [Gu Yeonhak], chapter 8, in 雪中梅 [Plum Blossoms in the Snow]:
- 졈졈 산이 놉고 골이 깁허 구뷔구뷔 시ᄂᆡ물은 잔원ᄒᆞ고 즁즁ᄒᆞᆫ 슈목은 참치ᄒᆞ야 풍경이 쳥슈ᄒᆞ니 가장 별유텬지에 이른 듯ᄒᆞ더라
- jeomjeom san-i nopgo gor-i gipheo gubwigubwi sinaemur-eun janwon-hago jungjung-han syumog-eun chamchi-haya punggyeong-i cheongsyu-hani gajang byeoryutyeonji-e ireun deut-hadeora
- The mountains and valleys gradually became taller and deeper; a calm stream meandered through them and they were lush with trees of varying heights. The beautiful scenery was as if it lay in another world completely.