뇌리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 腦裏 (“inside of the brain”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nwe̞ɾi] ~ [nø̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [눼리/뇌리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noeri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noeli
McCune–Reischauer?noeri
Yale Romanization?noyli

Noun

뇌리 • (noeri) (hanja 腦裏)

  1. head, mind, consciousness (as a setting for thoughts, memories, knowledge, etc.)
    노랫말이 뇌리에 박혔다.
    Noraenmar-i noeri-e bakhyeotda.
    The lyrics are stuck in my head.
    그 생각이 뇌리를 떠나지를 않는다.
    Geu saenggag-i noeri-reul tteonaji-reul anneunda.
    That thought will not leave my mind.
    첫눈을 보니 첫사랑 생각이 뇌리를 스친다.
    Cheonnun-eul boni cheotsarang saenggag-i noeri-reul seuchinda.
    As I look at the first snow of the year, thoughts of my first love come to mind.
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