점철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 點綴.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [점철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeomcheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeomcheol
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏmch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	cemchel

Noun

점철 • (jeomcheol) (hanja 點綴)

1. interspersion; trail of flecks

   핏빛 점철 ― pitbit jeomcheol ― trail of bloody spots

2. (figurative) sequence; series

   인생은 오늘의 점철이다. ― Insaeng-eun oneur-ui jeomcheor-ida. ― Life is a series of todays.

   역사는 우연과 필연의 점철이다.

   Yeoksa-neun uyeon-gwa piryeon-ui jeomcheor-ida.

   History is a series of coincidences and inevitabilities.

Derived terms

• 점철(點綴)되다 (jeomcheoldoeda, “to be interspersed”)
• 점철(點綴)하다 (jeomcheolhada, “to intersperse”)