곤란

Sino-Korean word from 困難

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɭɭa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [골(ː)란]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

곤란 • (gollan) (hanja 困難)

1. trouble; difficulty

   그렇게 하기 가 곤란 하단 말씀 입니다.

   Geureoke hagi ga gollan hadan malsseum imnida.

   I'm saying that it's difficult to do that.

• 곤란스럽다 (困難-, gollanseureopda, “to be difficult”)
• 곤란하다 (困難-, gollanhada, “to be difficult”)
• 연하곤란 (嚥下困難, yeonhagollan, “dysphagia”)
• 호흡곤란 (呼吸困難, hoheupgollan, “shortness of breath”)