선심
Meanings
Noun
1. generosity, kindness
2. a virtuous, benevolent state of mind (Buddhism)
3. linesman (assistant referee) (sports)
4. a Zen mentality, a meditative state of mind (Buddhism)
Pronunciation
seonsim
Examples3
선심을 써서 구해주신 자리다.
It's a position that he has generously found for you.
도둑은 선심 쓰듯 동료가 훔친 물건을 돌려주었지만, 실은 자기 형량을 줄이기 위해서였다.
The thief returned the goods that his companion had stolen as if he were being generous, but it was really in order to reduce his own sentence.
터무니없이 청구하고 선심쓰듯 깎아준다는 미국의 협상태도
America's negotiation attitude: demanding ridiculous amounts of money, then reducing the demand as if doing us a favor