여념

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 餘念, from (remaining) + (thoughts).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonyeom
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnyŏm
Yale Romanization?yenyem

Noun

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여념 (yeonyeom) (hanja 餘念)

  1. thinking of something else
    벼락치기하느라 여념 있을 없다.
    Byeorakchigihaneura yeonyeom-i isseul su-ga eopda.
    She is cramming for the test, so it is impossible for her to think of anything else.
    취업준비 여념 없다.
    Chwieopjunbi-e yeonyeom-i eopda.
    He is looking for a job and thinking of nothing else.

Usage notes

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Almost always used in negative constructions, as in the examples above, with the meaning of "thinking of nothing else".