총림

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 叢林, from 叢 (“cluster”) + 林 (“forest”). See also Japanese 叢林(そうりん) (sōrin).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chongnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonglim
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ongnim
Yale Romanization?chonglim

Noun

총림 • (chongnim) (hanja 叢林)

  1. thicket, dense wood, bush, grove, jungle, bushveld, bosquet
    총림에 숨어 ― chongnim-e sumeo ― hiding in the thicket
    새들은 총림에 숨어 있습니다.
    Sae-deur-eun chongnim-e sumeo itseumnida.
    There are birds hiding in the grove.
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