미련

miryeon · [미련]

lingering attachment

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. lingering attachmentA feeling of being still attached to something that should be forgotten or given up.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

미련 · noun

  1. dullness; stupidityThe quality of being stupid and dull, or such behavior or an attitude.

Written Forms

미련Hangul
未練Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Don't hold onto any lingering attachments or hopes for me anymore; it's over now.

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Maybe it's because love and lingering regrets are all mixed up, but the character's emotions seem much more complex.

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The lines in dramas don't just speak of sadness; they contain regret and lingering attachment all at once.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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