불철주야

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 不撤晝夜 (day and night, round the clock).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎd͡ʑuja̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bulcheoljuya
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulcheoljuya
    McCune–Reischauer?pulch'ŏljuya
    Yale Romanization?pulchelcwu.ya

    Noun

    불철주야 • (bulcheoljuya) (hanja 不撤晝夜)

    1. (working) day and night; round the clock
      는 불철주야로 일했다.
      Geuneun bulcheoljuyaro ilhaetda.
      He worked around the clock.