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여유 meaning and pronunciation
yeoyu · having more than enough of time, space, money, etc.
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 67787- 1.
시간이나 공간, 돈 등이 넉넉하여 남음이 있는 상태.
English: having more than enough of time, space, money, etc. — A state in which there is abundant time, space, money, etc., enough to spare.
Examples
- 시간적 여유.
- 여유가 넘치다.
- 여유가 생기다.
- 여유가 없다.
- 여유가 있다.
- 여유를 부리다.
- 2.
느긋하고 너그러운 마음의 상태.
English: easygoingness; carefreeness — The state of being relaxed and generous.
Examples
- 마음의 여유.
- 생각의 여유.
- 여유가 없다.
- 여유가 있다.
- 여유를 부리다.
- 여유를 즐기다.
- Origin
- 餘裕
- Categories
- 삶 > 삶의 상태 · 주말 및 휴가
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