jeong
Language: Korean · [tɕʌŋ] · Pronunciation: juhng
Meaning
the deep attachment that grows between people over time
The story
Koreans say jeong seeps in unnoticed, through shared meals and shared winters, until leaving someone would tear something loose. There is even miun jeong, the version that binds you to a person you don't much like. English settles for attachment.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Korean
- What does it feel like?
- A warmth that has soaked in over years
- Where does it grow?
- Between colleagues of twenty-odd years
- What does it mean?
- A deep tie between people, grown slowly
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