고색창연해요 · 고색창연했어요 · 고색창연한 (+noun)
time-honored, timeworn, with an antique look
Example
고색창연한 절이 산속에 조용히 자리하고 있어요.
A timeworn old temple sits quietly in the mountains.
Word parts
고 old+색 color+창 gray-blue+연 -like
Literally 'old colors, gray with age'.
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고색창연해요 · 고색창연했어요 · 고색창연한 (+noun)
time-honored, timeworn, with an antique look
Example
고색창연한 절이 산속에 조용히 자리하고 있어요.
A timeworn old temple sits quietly in the mountains.
Word parts
Literally 'old colors, gray with age'.