서리서리
Korean
Etymology
Reduplication of 서리 (seori).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ɾisʰʌ̹ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [서리서리]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seoriseori |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seoliseoli |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏrisŏri |
Yale Romanization? | seliseli |
Ideophone
Yin-form | 서리서리 (seoriseori) |
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Yang-form | 사리사리 (sarisari) |
서리서리 • (seoriseori)
- coil after coil, round and round, in a circle (in reference to wrapping a string or rope in circles)
- 1997, 황진이 [Hwang Jini], Choe Wolhee, Constantine Contogenis, transl., Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty:
- 춘풍(春風) 이불 아래서리서리 넣었다가.
- chunpung ibul arae seoriseori neo'eotdaga.
- ... [in] my quilted bed, [I] curl up the dark under broderies of spring,
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- having the appearance of rising curls of smoke or steam
- 잿빛 연기가 굴뚝에서서리서리 피어올랐다.
- jaetbit yeon'gi-ga gulttug-eseo seoriseori pieoollatda.
- Coils of grey smoke rose up from the chimney.