시선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 視線, from 視 (“seeing”) + 線 (“line”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)선]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siseon
McCune–Reischauer?sisŏn
Yale Romanization?sīsen

Noun

시선 • (siseon) (hanja 視線)

  1. one's gaze; the direction of one's vision
    그러나 오늘 소셜 미디어의 트윗과 포스트들에서는 또다른 볼 게임, 즉 퍼피 볼에 시선이 쏠렸다.
    Geureona oneul sosyeol midieo-ui teuwit-gwa poseuteu-deur-eseo-neun ttodareun bol geim, jeuk peopi bor-e siseon-i ssollyeotda.
    But on social media today, tweets and posts were directed at another bowl game -- the Puppy Bowl!
    2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl
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