백일몽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白日夢 (“daydream”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛɡiɭmo̞ŋ] ~ [pe̞ɡiɭmo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [배길몽/베길몽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegilmong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeg'ilmong
McCune–Reischauer?	paegilmong
Yale Romanization?	payk.il.mong

Noun

백일몽 • (baegilmong) (hanja 白日夢)

1. daydream
   • 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자, 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 75:

     어떻게 이 이미지를 실현시킬 수 있을지 그는 백일몽처럼 궁리하곤 했다.

     Eotteoke i imiji-reul silhyeon-sikil su isseulji geu-neun baegilmong-cheoreom gungni-hagon haetda.

     He would ponder, as if daydreaming, about how he could realize this image.