난리

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ʎʎi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [날(ː)리]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nalli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nanli
McCune–Reischauer?nalli
Yale Romanization?nānli

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 亂離.

    Noun

    난리 • (nalli) (hanja 亂離)

    1. uproar; disturbance; war, revolt, disaster, etc.
    Derived terms
    • 난리굿 (亂離—, nalligut)
    • 난리통 (亂離—, nallitong)
    • 난리판 (亂離—, nallipan)

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 亂理.

    Noun

    난리 • (nalli) (hanja 亂理)

    1. confused reasons; confusion of reasons or facts
    Derived terms
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