What does 허허롭다 mean?
허허롭다 (heo-heo-rop-da) means: A vast, poetic desolate emptiness.
A more literary, old-fashioned word than '허전하다' — used for wide, empty landscapes (a barren winter field) as often as for a person's inner state. You're more likely to read it in a poem than hear it in a text message.
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How it's actually used
- 늦가을의 황량한 들판을 보니 마음마저 허허롭다.
neuts-gaeui hwangnyanghan deulpaneul boni maeummajeo heohereopda.
Looking at the desolate late-autumn field makes my heart feel vast and empty.
💡 Evokes a poetic, lonely landscape. - 고향을 떠나 홀로 서울에 올라왔을 때 그 광화문 광장은 참 허허로웠다.
gohyangeul tteona holro seoure ollawasseul ttae geu gwanghwamun gwangjangeun cham heohereowotda.
When I left my hometown and came up to Seoul alone, that Gwanghwamun square felt so desolate.
💡 Perfect for expressing emotional isolation in a big, wide space. - 가을이 지나간 텅 빈 들판을 바라보고 있으니 마음마저 허허로워졌다.
gaeuri jinagan teong bin deulpan-eul barabogo isseuni maeummajeo heuheorowojyeotda.
As I looked out over the empty field left behind by autumn, my heart felt vast and desolately empty too.
💡 Can describe both a physical landscape and an inner emotional state.
Related words in Emptiness
공허하다 gong-heo-ha-da허전하다 heo-jeon-ha-da허무하다 heo-mu-ha-da쓸쓸하다 sseul-sseul-ha-da허탈하다 heo-tal-ha-da