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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 寢室 (bedroom)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɕʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chimsil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimsil
McCune–Reischauer?ch'imsil
Yale Romanization?chīmsil

Noun

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침실 (chimsil) (hanja 寢室)

  1. bedroom
    • 1941, Kim Dong-in, The Sunset of the King's Mansion (왕부의 낙조):
      한 각경 뒤, 캄캄한 신돈의 침실 밖에 계집 하인 하나가 어쩔줄 모르고 망설이고 있었다.
      han gakgyeong dwi, kamkamhan sindonui chimsil bakke gyejip hain hanaga eojjeoljul moreugo mangseorigo isseotda.
      After about 15 minutes, a servant girl who in outside the Sin Don's dark bedroom was so hesitate that she didn't know what to do.