시선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 視線, from 視 (“seeing”) + 線 (“line”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siseon
McCune–Reischauer?	sisŏn
Yale Romanization?	sīsen

Noun

시선 • (siseon) (hanja 視線)

1. one's gaze; the direction of one's vision

   그러나 오늘 소셜 미디어의 트윗과 포스트들에서는 또다른 볼 게임, 즉 퍼피 볼에 시선이 쏠렸다.

   geureona oneul sosyeol midieoui teuwitgwa poseuteudeureseoneun ttodareun bol geim, jeuk peopi bore siseoni ssollyeotda.

   But on social media today, tweets and posts were directed at another bowl game -- the Puppy Bowl!

   2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl