부조리

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 不條理

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bujori
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bujoli
    McCune–Reischauer?pujori
    Yale Romanization?pucoli

    Noun

    부조리 • (bujori) (hanja 不條理)

    1. (formal) irrationality, absurdity
    2. (philosophy) the absurd
      평생 부조리 논하던 까뮈 어느 교통사고 사망했다. 어울리는 죽음이었다.
      Pyeongsaeng bujori-reul nonhadeon Kkamwi-neun eoneu nal gyotongsago-ro samanghaetda. Cham eoullineun jugeum-ieotda.
      Camus, who spoke of the absurd all his life, died in a car crash one day. There could have been no more fitting death.