여념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 餘念, from 餘 (“remaining”) + 念 (“thoughts”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

여념 • (yeonyeom) (hanja 餘念)

  1. thinking of something else
    벼락치기하느라 여념이 있을 수가 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.
    취업준비에 여념이 없다.
    Chwieopjunbi-e yeonyeom-i eopda.
    He is looking for a job and thinking of nothing else.

Usage notes

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

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