후유증?

[cheri]

I looked this up in the dictionary and it comes up as "aftermath, aftereffects" (i.e. "aftermath of elections") but I'm wondering if this word can also be used to describe "withdrawal" related to feelings?

For example -
명절 후유증... Is this referring to the (saddening) feeling of the holidays ending?

I'm not sure how to translate this term into English...

For example, you know that feeling that you have when something really great comes to an end? Is that also 후유증?

Thank you....!

[yhenry]

I looked this up in the dictionary and it comes up as "aftermath, aftereffects" (i.e. "aftermath of elections") but I'm wondering if this word can also be used to describe "withdrawal" related to feelings?

For example -
명절 후유증... Is this referring to the (saddening) feeling of the holidays ending?

I'm not sure how to translate this term into English...

For example, you know that feeling that you have when something really great comes to an end? Is that also 후유증?

Thank you....!

Sort of like 'side effect'?

마약 중독 후유증 sickness left over by drug addiction
교통사고 후유증 lingering body malfunction after car accident
절교 후유증 syndrome that came after a break up with a lover
이혼 후유증 the emotional break down after divorce
수술 후유증 whatever still aches after operation in hospital

Can you get the idea?

[cheri]

Thank you - it makes sense now.
You're like a walking dictionary.. 걸어 다니는 사전 ^^

[manyakumi]

You might understand it more when you know its hanja.

후 後 : after, later
유 遺 : to leave (behind)
증 症 : symptoms; the condition of illness

후유증 : Symptoms left behind after some occasions.

[yhenry]

You might understand it more when you know its hanja.

후 後 : after, later
유 遺 : to leave (behind)
증 症 : symptoms; the condition of illness

후유증 : Symptoms left behind after some occasions.

He is the walking dictionary.

[cheri]

You might understand it more when you know its hanja.

후 後 : after, later
유 遺 : to leave (behind)
증 症 : symptoms; the condition of illness

후유증 : Symptoms left behind after some occasions.

Got it now!
한자 공부하면 도움이 많이 될건데 너무 어려운 것 같아요...
I've been meaning to buy a 한자 book... : )

[holdfast]

if you use naver online dictionary, it usually shows you the hanja too (:

http://endic.naver.com - best online dictionary there is.

and i agree with manyakumi - understanding the hanja will almost always help you understand the word better (: it also helps if you ever decide to start studying japanese or chinese (which i am trying to do both).

[cheri]

if you use naver online dictionary, it usually shows you the hanja too (:

http://endic.naver.com - best online dictionary there is.

and i agree with manyakumi - understanding the hanja will almost always help you understand the word better (: it also helps if you ever decide to start studying japanese or chinese (which i am trying to do both).

I also use the 다음 one which sometimes has additional examples. : )
Can you recommend a good beginner 한자 book?

[holdfast]

i never use books.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

but on naver, there is a hanja dictionary too. so if you go to the link i gave you, there is a tab on the top that says 한자사전 - that's the hanja dictionary.

i've never made a point of studying hanja, but i have learned quite a bit just from seeing them a lot, or from people using them to explain something to me, or from studying chinese, but the ones that i do understand are very helpful.