1. What does it mean?
추구미 combines 추구, pursuing, with 미, beauty. People use it for a style or overall impression they would like to embody, whether in clothing, interiors, attitude, or a chosen lifestyle.
Also written or said as chugumi
2. The nuance
It describes an aspiration, not necessarily someone's current appearance. It can be flexible or humorous, and it is not a universal beauty standard that everyone should share.
3. Examples
“내 추구미는 편안하지만 정돈된 분위기야.”
My ideal aesthetic is comfortable but put-together.
“저 방이 지금 내 방은 아니고 내 추구미야.”
That isn't my room right now; it's the kind of space I aspire to.
Sources
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