부정

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 不定

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bujeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujeong
    McCune–Reischauer?pujŏng
    Yale Romanization?puceng

    Noun

    부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不定)

    1. indeterminacy; variability

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 不正

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?bujeong
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujeong
      McCune–Reischauer?pujŏng
      Yale Romanization?puceng

      Noun

      부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不正)

      1. injustice

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 不貞

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?bujeong
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujeong
        McCune–Reischauer?pujŏng
        Yale Romanization?puceng

        Noun

        부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 不貞)

        1. unfaithfulness; lack of chastity

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from 否定

          Pronunciation

          • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
          • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
            • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
          Romanizations
          Revised Romanization?bujeong
          Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujeong
          McCune–Reischauer?pujŏng
          Yale Romanization?pūceng

          Noun

          부정 • (bujeong) (hanja 否定)

          1. negation
            이중 부정ijung bujeongdouble negative
          Derived terms