실패

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 失敗.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɭpʰɛ] ~ [ɕʰiɭpʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [실패/실페]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?silpae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?silpae
    McCune–Reischauer?silp'ae
    Yale Romanization?sil.phay

    Noun

    실패 • (silpae) (hanja 失敗)

    1. failure
      Antonym: 성공(成功) (seonggong)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    실 (sil, “string”) +‎ 패 (pae).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭpʰɛ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭpʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)패/실(ː)페]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?silpae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?silpae
    McCune–Reischauer?silp'ae
    Yale Romanization?sīl.phay

    Noun

    실패 • (silpae)

    1. spool, reel, bobbin
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