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.