"섬섬옥수" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [sʰʌ̹msʰʌ̹mo̞ks͈u] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seomseomoksu [romanization], 纖纖玉手 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 纖纖玉手, from 纖纖 (“delicate and beautiful”) + 玉手 (“jade hands”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-sino|纖纖|delicate and beautiful|玉手|jade hands}} Sino-Korean word from 纖纖玉手, from 纖纖 (“delicate and beautiful”) + 玉手 (“jade hands”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=纖纖玉手}} 섬섬옥수 • (seomseomoksu) (hanja 纖纖玉手)
  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) delicate, beautiful hands

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "纖纖",
        "2": "delicate and beautiful",
        "3": "玉手",
        "4": "jade hands"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seomseomoksu",
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    },
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        "hanja": "纖纖玉手"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The graceful Lady Syuk has only half rolled up her sleeves / Unveiling her fair hands and caressing the clear goblets / In the cormorant dippers and parakeet cups, she pours the wine of longevity full / When she bends to offer the wine, she is like a flying swallow in the spring.",
          "ref": "1840 or 1900, 악양누ᄀᆞ [Song of Yueyang Tower], quoted in 딸에게 부치는 노래 [ttarege buchineun norae, Songs Sent to a Daughter], Idam Books, published 2021:",
          "roman": "ttarege buchineun norae",
          "text": "션연ᄒᆞᆫ 슉낭ᄌᆞ은 ᄎᆔ슈을 반만 것고 / 셤〻옥슈 드려ᄂᆡ여 쳥쥰을 어루만져 / 노ᄌᆞ작 ᄋᆡᆼ무ᄇᆡ의 장ᄉᆡᆼ쥬 가득 부어 / 구푸려 젼ᄒᆞᆫ 냥은 츈풍의 날제비라",
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        },
        {
          "english": "When they touched his chest, they were certainly delicate hands. They were so soft he doubted whether they had bones inside.",
          "ref": "2012, 설봉 [seolbong], 사신 9권 [sasin 9gwon], 프로무림 [peuromurim]:",
          "roman": "seolbong",
          "text": "가슴에 다을 때는 분명 섬섬옥수였다. 너무 부드러워 뼈가 있는지 의심되었다.",
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        }
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        "delicate, beautiful hands"
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          "four-character idiom from Classical Chinese",
          "고사성어"
        ],
        [
          "delicate",
          "delicate"
        ],
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
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        "(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) delicate, beautiful hands"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹msʰʌ̹mo̞ks͈u]",
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        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "섬서목쑤"
    },
    {
      "other": "[섬서목쑤]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "섬섬옥수"
}
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        "1": "纖纖",
        "2": "delicate and beautiful",
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        "4": "jade hands"
      },
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      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 纖纖玉手, from 纖纖 (“delicate and beautiful”) + 玉手 (“jade hands”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "seomseomoksu",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "纖纖玉手",
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        "hanja"
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      },
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    }
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The graceful Lady Syuk has only half rolled up her sleeves / Unveiling her fair hands and caressing the clear goblets / In the cormorant dippers and parakeet cups, she pours the wine of longevity full / When she bends to offer the wine, she is like a flying swallow in the spring.",
          "ref": "1840 or 1900, 악양누ᄀᆞ [Song of Yueyang Tower], quoted in 딸에게 부치는 노래 [ttarege buchineun norae, Songs Sent to a Daughter], Idam Books, published 2021:",
          "roman": "ttarege buchineun norae",
          "text": "션연ᄒᆞᆫ 슉낭ᄌᆞ은 ᄎᆔ슈을 반만 것고 / 셤〻옥슈 드려ᄂᆡ여 쳥쥰을 어루만져 / 노ᄌᆞ작 ᄋᆡᆼ무ᄇᆡ의 장ᄉᆡᆼ쥬 가득 부어 / 구푸려 젼ᄒᆞᆫ 냥은 츈풍의 날제비라",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "When they touched his chest, they were certainly delicate hands. They were so soft he doubted whether they had bones inside.",
          "ref": "2012, 설봉 [seolbong], 사신 9권 [sasin 9gwon], 프로무림 [peuromurim]:",
          "roman": "seolbong",
          "text": "가슴에 다을 때는 분명 섬섬옥수였다. 너무 부드러워 뼈가 있는지 의심되었다.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "delicate, beautiful hands"
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        ],
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          "delicate",
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          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
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          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
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        "(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) delicate, beautiful hands"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹msʰʌ̹mo̞ks͈u]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "섬서목쑤"
    },
    {
      "other": "[섬서목쑤]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "섬섬옥수"
}

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