실연

performance, heartbreak

ɕʰ i ɾ j ʌ̹ n
noun Rare #23,258
performance A performance or presentation of a work, such as a play, song, or dance.
KO: 배우들의 실연을 직접 보고 싶어요.
EN: I want to see the actors' performance in person.
heartbreak The sadness caused by a romantic breakup or unrequited love.
KO: 그는 실연의 아픔을 이겨 내고 다시 웃기 시작했다.
EN: He overcame the pain of heartbreak and began smiling again.

실연 별거 아니니 눈물을 흘릴 필요 없어요

Heartbreak is nothing to cry over.

— 중경삼림 (1994)

실연 당한 거 죠

You got your heart broken, right?

— 중경삼림 (1994)

실연 때문에?

Because of a breakup?

— 중경삼림 (1994)

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