눈썰미

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Korean

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Etymology

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Apparently (nun, eye) +‎ (-s-) +‎ Middle Korean 설믜 (selmuy, wisdom).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsseolmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsseolmi
McCune–Reischauer?nunssŏlmi
Yale Romanization?nwunssel.mi

Noun

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눈썰미 (nunsseolmi)

  1. keen eye for learning; quick intuition; ability to learn something just by seeing it a few times
    눈썰미 좋은 독자 이미 알아차렸을 것이다.
    Nunsseolmi-ga jo'eun dokja-neun imi aracharyeosseul geos-ida.
    A reader with a good feel for things would already have figured it out.
    대통령 사람 보는 눈썰미 없다.
    Daetongnyeong-i saram-eul boneun nunsseolmi-ga eopda.
    The president has no ability to judge character.
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